Reviewed and updated October 11, 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.
Mobile County is a county in Alabama with about 412,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 6 county office pages for Mobile County, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.
In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.
Where Mobile County public records live
Each kind of Mobile County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.
- Arrests and jail bookings: mobileso.com/jail-web-portal (details)
- Court cases: mobile.alacourt.gov (details)
- County records: mobile.alacourt.gov/clerk-bio (details)
- Deeds and recorded documents: probate.mobilecountyal.gov/public-records/records (details)
- Property values and parcels: al.com/topic/Mobile%20County%20Revenue%20Commission/index.html (details)
- Birth and death certificates: alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords (details)
- Criminal prosecutions: mobilecountyal.gov/county-directory (details)
Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Mobile County
A person arrested in Mobile County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Mobile County.
- Website: mobileso.com/jail-web-portal (page title: Jail Web Portal | Mobile County Sheriff's Office)
- Checked: October 1, 2026, the page answered.
Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.
Court records and case lookups in Mobile County
Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Mobile County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Mobile County.
- Website: mobile.alacourt.gov (page title: Mobile County | Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama)
- Phone: (251) 574-8806
- Address: 205 Government Street, Suite 913 | Mobile, AL 36644-2913
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
- Statewide court case search: publicportal.alappeals.gov/portal/search/case
County Clerk of Mobile County
The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Mobile County.
- Website: mobile.alacourt.gov/clerk-bio (page title: Mobile County | Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama)
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
Deeds, land records and property values in Mobile County
Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Mobile County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.
Recorded documents: Probate Judge (recording)
- Website: probate.mobilecountyal.gov/public-records/records (page title: Public Records)
- Phone: (251) 432-6161
- Address: 457 Church Street, Mobile, AL 36633
- Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
Property values: Revenue Commissioner
- Website: al.com/topic/Mobile%20County%20Revenue%20Commission/index.html
- Checked: October 2, 2026, the site blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), and the page was found in a live search index on October 2, 2026; open it directly in a browser.
Birth, death and marriage records in Mobile County
Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Mobile County are issued by the office below. The Alabama state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.
- Website: alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords (page title: Vital Records | Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH))
- Phone: 888-279-9888
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
- Alabama state vital records office: alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/assets/hs14eng.pdf
District Attorney for Mobile County
The District Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Mobile County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.
- Website: mobilecountyal.gov/county-directory (page title: County Directory : Mobile County)
- Phone: 251-305-5030
- Address: 1150 Government Street 36604 251-574-3232 Tobacco Tax Tobacco Tax 1150 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36604
- Checked: September 24, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Mobile County
Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Mobile County.
SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Mobile County. Send the request to the office that holds the record, using the contact details above.
Statewide Alabama sources
Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Alabama state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.
- Statewide court case search: publicportal.alappeals.gov/portal/search/case
- Sex offender registry: alea.gov/node/43
- State vital records office: alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/assets/hs14eng.pdf
- State criminal history records: alea.gov/sbi/criminal-justice-services/criminal-records
- Business entity search: sos.alabama.gov/government-records/business-entity-records
- Unclaimed property search: unclaimed.alabama.gov
More Mobile County links from the SearchSystems directory
These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Mobile County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.
- Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (alacourt.gov)
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (alea.gov)
- Alabama Secretary of State Business Entity Search (arc-sos.state.al.us)
- ArcGIS Web Application (mobilecounty.maps.arcgis.com)
- Contact Us | Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) (alabamapublichealth.gov)
- Document Recording (probate.mobilecountyal.gov)
- Inmates (mobileso.com)
- Mobile | Alabama Secretary of State (sos.alabama.gov)
- Records Search (probate.mobilecountyal.gov)
Cities and towns in Mobile County
Mobile County has 11 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of each linked city; the linked names open them.
- Prichard (18,778)
- Semmes (6,193)
- Mobile (201,367)
- Saraland (16,458)
- Satsuma (6,874)
- Chickasaw (6,241)
- Citronelle (3,928)
- Bayou La Batre (2,124)
- Creola (1,972)
- Dauphin Island (1,923)
- Mount Vernon (1,366)
Other counties in Alabama
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Alabama.
- Autauga County
- Baldwin County
- Barbour County
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cherokee County
- Chilton County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coffee County
- Colbert County
- Conecuh County
- Coosa County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Cullman County
- Dale County
- Dallas County
- DeKalb County
- Elmore County
- Escambia County
- Etowah County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Geneva County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Limestone County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marengo County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Pike County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Sumter County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Washington County
- Wilcox County
- Winston County
Mobile County Arrest Records
The Mobile County arrest records guide names the 15 agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 6,909 arrests the ten agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Mobile County Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Mobile County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Mobile County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Mobile County inmate search (the jail page of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Mobile County criminal records (the court file, the Alabama criminal history and the local arrest records), Mobile County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Mobile County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Alabama Public Records Law requires), Mobile County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Mobile County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Mobile County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Mobile County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Mobile County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Mobile County?
Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Mobile County at mobileso.com/jail-web-portal. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.
Where do I look up a court case in Mobile County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for Mobile County is at mobile.alacourt.gov, phone (251) 574-8806. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.
Who records deeds in Mobile County?
The Probate Judge (recording), at probate.mobilecountyal.gov. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Mobile County are filed there.
How do I get a birth or death certificate for Mobile County?
From the office SearchSystems verified for Mobile County vital records at alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords, phone 888-279-9888, or from the Alabama state vital records office.
How do I request a public record from Mobile County?
From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the Probate Judge (recording) for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.