Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, with about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Monroeville offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Monroeville, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Monroeville records are kept
- Kept by the City of Monroeville: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Monroe County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Monroe County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Monroeville police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Monroeville police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Monroeville police records.
- Website: monroevilleal.gov/home/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | Monroeville)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Monroe County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Monroeville City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: monroevilleal.gov/home/government/city-clerks-office (page title: City Clerk's Office | Monroeville)
- Phone: 251-575-2081
- Address: 125 East Claiborne Street Monroeville, AL 36460
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Monroeville
Alabama public records law applies to the city government of Monroeville. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Monroeville Arrest Records
The Monroeville arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Monroeville's arrests to the FBI and the 44 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Monroeville is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Monroeville Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Monroeville, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Monroeville warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Monroeville inmate search (the jail, its numbers and who books people into it), Monroeville criminal records (the court file, the Alabama criminal history and the local arrest records), Monroeville court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Monroeville police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Alabama Public Records Law requires), Monroeville DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Monroeville divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Monroeville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Monroeville offices listed above, and the city's own website is monroevilleal.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Monroeville?
Request it from the Monroeville police records unit at monroevilleal.gov. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Monroeville?
Monroeville cases are heard by the courts that serve Monroe County, and people arrested in Monroeville are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Monroe County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Monroeville?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Alabama public records law applies to city governments.