Montgomery County, AL Public Records

Montgomery County, Alabama, is the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, where Rosa Parks famously refused to surrender her bus seat. Montgomery County public records are available for copying and viewing per state laws. Vital records seekers may obtain birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH): Vital Records Office. Individuals may order these certificates from the county office of Montgomery in person or online from the ADPH website. Birth and death certificates are only available to eligible requesters, i.e., direct relatives, a legal representative, authorized persons, parents, or legal guardians, plus the person named on the certificate. Marriage and divorce records are unrestricted and available to any requester that can provide enough details about the event. Record seekers must fill out and submit an application form to the Office to obtain the records. In addition, they must pay the required fee and present valid forms of ID. Divorce records before 1950 are available from the County Circuit Court, while marriage records before 1936 are available from the County Probate Court. Montgomery County property records are available from the Montgomery County Archives, which holds real property records from 1971 and personal property records from 1900. Record seekers may contact or visit the Office to inquire about obtaining property records. The County Appraisal Office also has online services for finding these records.