Search Alaska Public Records - Free Government Databases

Alaska keeps public records at three levels: federal (FBI, federal courts via PACER), state (court of last resort, state police, department of health, secretary of state), and borough-level (sheriffs, clerks, recorders, assessors). Each borough maintains its own court, criminal-justice, property, and vital-records offices linked from the borough pages below.

For statewide trial-court information, start at the Alaska Court System (CourtView): courts.alaska.gov. Alaska federal cases are searched through PACER. For local case dockets, see the Court Records tab and the borough page for your area.

Alaska's official statewide criminal-history check is run by the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) at dps.alaska.gov. Most state-level checks require fingerprints and a fee. A nationwide FBI Identity History Summary is available separately.

Certified Alaska vital records are issued by the Official Alaska Vital Records at health.alaska.gov. Recent local events (births, deaths, marriages) can often also be requested from the borough clerk or local registrar where the event was filed.

Most online record indexes in Alaska are free to search; fees apply for certified copies, fingerprint background checks, full document images at the recorder, and statewide bulk data. Each agency publishes its current fee schedule — for example the Alaska Court System (CourtView) (courts), the Official Alaska Vital Records (vital records), the Official Alaska Voter Records (elections), and the Official Alaska Professional & Occupational Licenses (licenses).