Records & Reports

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

Employment-related background checks may be requested through the Huntsville Police Department’s Identification (ID) Department, which is housed within the Records Division.

Requests must be made in person at 815 Wheeler Avenue during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The cost ranges from $5 to $10. Accepted forms of payment include cash, credit card or check, payable to the City of Huntsville. A valid government-issued photo ID is required at the time of the request.

For more information, please call 256-427-7128.

Effective Oct. 1, 2018, civilian requests for crime statistics (such as inquiries related to relocating to a specific area or researching crime data for a particular neighborhood or property) must be directed to the Community Relations Officer in the appropriate police precinct.

All other requests for crime statistics, including those from businesses, other law enforcement agencies and government entities, should be directed to the Huntsville Police Department’s Public Affairs Division.

The Public Affairs Division is located at HPD Headquarters. For assistance, please call 256-883-3713.

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, call 256-427-7810.

Fingerprinting services are available through the Huntsville Police Department’s Identification (ID) Department, which is located within the Records Division. These services are provided only for a limited list of approved agencies and purposes (see list below).

Please review the list carefully to confirm that fingerprinting is available for your specific agency or reason. Calling ahead is strongly recommended to ensure availability and reduce wait times.

The cost is $10 per fingerprint card, unless otherwise noted below.

For additional information, please call 256-427-7128.

Entities/Causes for which we DO 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 the 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 through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $10 per card, and the requesting individual must provide the card(s).

The wrecker service currently contracted by the Huntsville Police Department to provide vehicle towing and impound services is Roadside Towing.

For all vehicle impound information, Roadside Towing may be contacted directly at 256-533-0809.

For inmate information or to contact the jail, please call 256-519-4800. This number reaches the Madison County Jail.

The Madison County Jail is operated by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, which is responsible for processing all inmates within Madison County, including those arrested within the City of Huntsville.

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

Copies of traffic accident reports may be obtained online or in person at the Records Division during regular business hours, Monday through 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, contact the Municipal Court at 256-427-7810.

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

To request the release of a weapon held in the Huntsville Police Department’s custody, please visit the Evidence Release page or call 256-427-7131.