Records & Reports

To learn more about alarm registration, please, call (256) 427-5621 or visit their page.

Background checks for employment may be requested from HPD’s ID Department, which is located within the Records Division.  These requests should be made in person at 815 Wheeler Avenue during business hours (Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.).  The cost is $5 – $10, cash, credit card or check, payable to the City of Huntsville.  You must present a valid ID at the time of the request.  Please call (256) 427-7128 for more information.

Effective October 1, 2018, all civilian requests for crime statistics (for example: moving to a new location in Huntsville) will need to be routed to the Community Resource Officer in the respective precincts. This is referring specifically to the requests where citizens want crime statistics on an area or piece of property.

All other requests for crime statistics (i.e. businesses, other law enforcement, government agencies, etc.) should be routed to Crime Analyst’s office. The Crime Analysts office is located in the Criminal Investigation Division, and the phone number is 256-883-3721.

Criminal case report copies may be purchased from the Records Division, located at 815 Wheeler Avenue, during business hours (Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.).  *You must be the listed victim or reporting party on the report to obtain a copy and will need to provide the following information when you request your copy:

1) Valid ID

2) Case report number

3) Date and location of the incident

4) Reason for obtaining the report

* If you are listed as anything other than the victim or reporting party on a report you must have the record subpoenaed to obtain a full copy of the report.

The cost is $10, cash, credit card, or check only, payable to the City of Huntsville.

Please allow 72 hours for processing time on all reports. For more information call 256-427-7020.  

For traffic court or other Municipal Court matters, please contact the Municipal Court at 256-427-7810.

Requests for fingerprinting may be made to HPD’s ID Department for a limited list of entities (see list below); the ID Department is located within the Records Division.  Please check the list below to ensure we print for your agency/cause.  Calling ahead is recommended for these requests.  The cost is $10 per card unless otherwise noted below.  Please call 256-427-7128 for more information.

Entities/Causes for which we print:

• Adoption
• Alabama Law Board
• Alarm (all employees, installers, sales)
• Bank (securities, stock market)
• CAJA (Court Appointed Juvenile Advocate)
• Flight training candidates
• Habitat for Humanity
• HPD Cross Guards (no charge)
• Huntsville Housing Authority (no charge)
• National Guard only (no charge)
• Private high schools
• Tennessee Valley Family Services

Entities/Causes for which we DO NOT print:

Fingerprint services for the below list are provided by Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) at the Annex (715-A Wheeler Avenue), which is to the left of the MCSO Records building. Their phone number is 256-533-8821.

• ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms)
• ABC Board
• Background check applicants
• Daycare staff
• Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR)
• Expungement petitioners
• Family Finders
• Federal Government (Redstone Arsenal, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, etc.)
• Foster care applicants
• General contractor license applicants
• Immigration
• Insurance
• Laidlaw bus drivers
• Military applicants
• Mortgage license applicants
• Nursing license applicants
• Peace Corps
• Petitions
• Pistol Permit applicants
• Post Office employees
• Real estate license applicants
• Riley Center
• Security clearance applicants
• Security personnel
• Social Security applicants
• State Department applicants (Embassy overseas)
• Taxi/Chauffeur applicants
• Teaching applicants
• Department of Veteran Affairs

The MCSO Annex prints Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The cost is $10 per card, and the requesting individual must provide the card(s).

The wrecker service currently contracted to complete vehicle towing and impoundments on behalf of the Huntsville Police Department is Roadside Towing.  Roadside Towing may be reached at (256) 533-0809 for all impound information.

For inmate information or to contact the jail, call 256-519-4800.  This is the phone number for the Madison County Jail. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office runs this facility and processes all inmates in Madison County, which includes the City of Huntsville.

To contact the Magistrate’s Office, please call 256-427-7861.

Copies of traffic accident reports may be purchased online or in person from the Records Division during business hours (Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

Option 1:  Purchase a copy of the traffic accident report online

Choose one of the following options:

CRASH DOCS ONLINE ACCIDENT REPORTS

LEXISNEXIS ONLINE ACCIDENT REPORTS

Option 2: Request a copy in person from the Records Division

You will need to provide the following information when you request a copy:

1. Valid ID

2. Accident number

3. Date and location of the incident

The cost is $10, cash, credit card or check only, payable to the City of Huntsville.  For more information call 256-427-7020.

Please allow 72 hours for processing time on all reports.

*If your accident was investigated by the Alabama State Troopers, call 256-539-0681.

For traffic ticket or other citation information, please contact the Municipal Court at 256-427-7810.

To check warrant information, please, contact any local bail bond company.

To inquire about having a weapon released from Huntsville Police Department’s custody, please visit this web page  or call 256-427-7131.