Hale County Criminal Records

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Hale County, Alabama court, custody, police, and statewide records are kept in separate systems. Start court research with Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction.

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Verified local details

These details were drawn from the official sources linked in this guide. Reconfirm addresses, contacts, schedules, fees, and other time-sensitive details with the responsible agency.

The Hale County Courthouse is at 1001 Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama 36744, and the county court pages list 334-624-4334 as a general court contact.
Hale County is part of Alabama's Fourth Judicial Circuit.
The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over felony prosecutions and civil disputes involving more than $10,000, while the District Court handles specified civil, criminal, small-claims, juvenile, family, and traffic matters.
The Circuit Clerk is the official record keeper for District and Circuit Court proceedings and maintains civil, criminal, domestic, child-support, traffic, juvenile, and warrant divisions.
The Sheriff's Office identifies jail administration as one of the sheriff's duties, including maintaining a jail docket.
Hale County District Court hears traffic offenses filed by Alabama State Troopers and the Hale County Sheriff's Department; the county page also states that Moundville Police traffic cases are heard there because Moundville no longer has a municipal court.

Hale County official record-source actions
Record type	Agency or source	Scope	Action	Last checked
Court cases	Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Police and incident records	County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Court cases	District, juvenile, family, traffic, and municipal-court boundary information	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Court cases	Hale County official source (hale.alacourt.gov)	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026
Court cases	Hale County official source (hale.alacourt.gov)	County or local	Open source	August 10, 2026

How this guide is maintained: This matrix only republishes government and agency destinations supported by the researched guide or its reviewed county source registry. Page updated August 10, 2026. Agency sites and coverage can change, so confirm current rules with the source. Read our county source-review and correction policy.

If you are checking a Hale County record, start by identifying which agency created it. Court dockets, municipal cases, jail information, police reports, and state records are separate sources. This page brings those paths together for Hale County. Hale County has 15,194 residents (2025 estimate). The source map below identifies the relevant local courts and agencies. Offices and online systems change, so confirm details with the agency before relying on a record.

Quick facts

County-equivalent identity: 01-065
Population: 15,194 residents (2025 estimate)
Local detail: The Hale County Courthouse is at 1001 Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama 36744, and the county court pages list 334-624-4334 as a general court contact.
Local detail: Hale County is part of Alabama's Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Local detail: The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over felony prosecutions and civil disputes involving more than $10,000, while the District Court handles specified civil, criminal, small-claims, juvenile, family, and traffic matters.
Local detail: The Circuit Clerk is the official record keeper for District and Circuit Court proceedings and maintains civil, criminal, domestic, child-support, traffic, juvenile, and warrant divisions.
Local detail: The Sheriff's Office identifies jail administration as one of the sheriff's duties, including maintaining a jail docket.
Local detail: Hale County District Court hears traffic offenses filed by Alabama State Troopers and the Hale County Sheriff's Department; the county page also states that Moundville Police traffic cases are heard there because Moundville no longer has a municipal court.

What is specific about this local guide

Local detail: The Hale County Courthouse is at 1001 Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama 36744, and the county court pages list 334-624-4334 as a general court contact.
Local detail: Hale County is part of Alabama's Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Local detail: The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over felony prosecutions and civil disputes involving more than $10,000, while the District Court handles specified civil, criminal, small-claims, juvenile, family, and traffic matters.

How do I find out whether someone is held in the Hale County Jail?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I find out whether someone is held in the Hale County Jail depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

How do I contact the Hale County Sheriff's Office or request a jail docket or law-enforcement record?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I contact the Hale County Sheriff's Office or request a jail docket or law-enforcement record depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

Which Hale County court handles a felony, misdemeanor, civil, small-claims, family, or probate matter?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. Which Hale County court handles a felony, misdemeanor, civil, small-claims, family, or probate matter depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

How do I search Hale County trial-court records through Just One Look?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I search Hale County trial-court records through Just One Look depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

How do I obtain a copy of a Hale County Circuit or District Court record?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do I obtain a copy of a Hale County Circuit or District Court record depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

Where do I pay or contest a Hale County traffic citation?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. Where do I pay or contest a Hale County traffic citation depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

Why are Moundville traffic cases heard in Hale County District Court?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. Why are Moundville traffic cases heard in Hale County District Court depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

How do juvenile or confidential court records differ from public Hale County court records?

For Hale County, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact and Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction, then confirm the filing court or creating agency. How do juvenile or confidential court records differ from public Hale County court records depends on the record type and jurisdiction. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

Jail, booking, and custody records

For current custody information, start with County Sheriff, jail administration, and law-enforcement contact. The official county pages reviewed do not publish a complete public jail roster or detailed visitation and booking instructions.

Finding Hale County criminal court records

Start with Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction for the official Hale County court path. County: Hale County government and county courts serve the countywide area from Greensboro. Court: The Fourth Judicial Circuit includes Hale County. The Circuit Court handles felony and higher-value civil matters; District Court handles designated lower-level civil, criminal, traffic, small-claims, juvenile, and family matters; Probate Court handles probate jurisdiction.

Local courts, citations, and municipal records

Use District, juvenile, family, traffic, and municipal-court boundary information for a local or municipal court path. Custody: The Hale County Sheriff's Office is responsible for county jail administration and jail-docket functions. Municipal: Municipal police and courts may retain jurisdiction inside incorporated municipalities. The county specifically states that Moundville no longer has a municipal court and that its traffic cases are heard by Hale County District Court.

Local police and incident-report sources

Request a police or incident record from the sheriff or municipal police agency that created it. The Circuit Clerk states that most trial-court information is available through Alabama's paid Just One Look service, but access may vary by record type.

City pages and jurisdiction boundaries

The relevant local courts and agencies may serve different incorporated municipalities, so confirm the filing locality before relying on a record.

Statewide Alabama criminal-record sources

Statewide Alabama sources are separate from Hale County local records. Do not treat a statewide search as a complete county docket, jail roster, or police-record database.

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Official Hale County and Alabama record sources

For an official starting point, use Hale County Circuit, District, and Probate Court locations and jurisdiction. Confirm current access rules, fees, contacts, and jurisdiction with the responsible agency.

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