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.
Southside is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, with about 9,600 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 Southside 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 Southside, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Southside records are kept
- Kept by the City of Southside: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Etowah 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 Etowah County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Southside police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Southside 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 Southside police records.
- Website: cityofsouthside.com/public-safety/police (page title: Police | City of Southside)
- Phone: 256-442-2312
- 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 Etowah County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Southside 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: cityofsouthside.com (page title: City of Southside | Southside, Alabama “Loveliest Village on the Coosa River.”)
- Phone: (256) 442-6217
- Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 to 4:00 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Southside
Alabama public records law applies to the city government of Southside. 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.
Other cities and towns in Etowah County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Etowah County. The Etowah County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Southside Arrest Records
The Southside arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Southside's arrests to the FBI and the 53 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Southside is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Southside Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Southside, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Southside warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Southside criminal records (the court file, the Alabama criminal history and the local arrest records), Southside court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Southside police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Alabama Public Records Law requires), Southside traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Southside DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Southside divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Southside property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Southside website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Southside offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofsouthside.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Southside?
Request it from the Southside police records unit at cityofsouthside.com/public-safety/police, phone 256-442-2312. 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 Southside?
Southside cases are heard by the courts that serve Etowah County, and people arrested in Southside are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Etowah County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Southside?
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.