Alabama Genealogy Records
State Genealogy Records Accessibility
Birth Records: Unless you are one of the following people, you must wait 125 years before you can view the record: person named on the certificate, mother, father, or legal guardian, husband or wife of person named on certificate, son or daughter of person named on certificate, sister or brother of person named on certificate, or legal representative of an authorized person.
Death Records: Death certificates are confidential records for 25 years from the date of death; only certain individuals may obtain a death record during this time. Those persons are: mother or father of person named on certificate, husband or wife of person named on certificate, son or daughter of person named on certificate, grandchildren of person named on certificate, sister or brother of person named on certificate, legal representative of family or estate, or informant listed on death certificate as providing information. After this time has passed, death records may be obtained by anyone upon payment of the fee.
Marriage Records: Public record
Divorce Records: Public record
State Genealogy Records Requests
State Birth Records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Mailing address: Alabama Vital Records, Post Office Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5625
Physical address: The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300 or (800) ALA-1818
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Required Information: full name of person at birth, date of birth, sex, county or city of birth, hospital of birth (if not in a hospital state "home"), full maiden name of mother, full name of father, your full name, your signature, your relationship to the person whose certificate you are requesting, address where the certificate is to be mailed, and your daytime phone number
Years Available: Birth records are available from 1908 for persons born in Alabama.
Search Fees: The fee is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
State Death Records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Mailing address: Alabama Vital Records, Post Office Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5625
Physical address: The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300 or (800) ALA-1818
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Required Information: full legal name of deceased, date of death, county (or city) of death, sex, social security number, date of birth or age at death, race, name of spouse, names of parents, your name, your signature, your relationship to the person whose certificate you are requesting, address where the certificate is to be mailed, and your daytime phone number
Years Available: Death records are available from 1908 for persons who died in Alabama.
Search Fees: The fee for a death record is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
State Marriage Records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Mailing address: Alabama Vital Records, Post Office Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5625
Physical address: The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300 or (800) ALA-1818
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Required Information: You will need to include: the full name of husband, the full maiden name of wife, the date of marriage, the county where marriage license was issued, your full name, your signature, the address where the certificate is to be mailed, and your daytime phone number.
Years Available: The Alabama Center for Health Statistics began creating marriage records in 1936 for marriages that occurred in Alabama.
Search Fees: The fee to search for a marriage certificate is $15.00, and each additional copy of the certificate ordered at the same time is $6.00.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
Notes: If you seek a marriage record that was created prior to 1936, it must be obtained from the probate office in the county where the marriage license was issued.
State Divorce Records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Mailing address: Alabama Vital Records, Post Office Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5625
Physical address: The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300 or (800) ALA-1818
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Required Information: You will need to include the full name of husband, the full maiden name of wife, the date of divorce, the county where the divorce was granted, your full name, your signature, the address where the certificate is to be mailed, and your daytime phone number.
Years Available: Divorce certificates are available from 1950 to the present for divorces that occurred in Alabama.
Search Fees: The fee to search for a divorce certificate is $15.00, and each additional copy of the certificate ordered at the same time is $6.00.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
Notes: Divorce records that were created prior to 1950 must be obtained from the circuit court in the county where the divorce was finalized.
State Property Records
Alabama Secretary of State
Mailing address: Post Office Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103-5616
Physical address: N/A
Phone: (334) 242-7200
Fax: (334) 242-4993
Hours: N/A
Secretary of State: Beth Chapman
