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Alabama Cities Warrant Records

Alabama has 10 cities with populations over 50,000. Each city operates a municipal court that handles city ordinance violations. Municipal courts issue warrants for traffic offenses, code violations, and misdemeanor crimes within city limits. County warrants are handled by the sheriff's office. Select a city below to find local warrant search info.

Huntsville Population: 230,402 | Madison County Mobile Population: 201,367 | Mobile County Birmingham Population: 196,357 | Jefferson County Montgomery Population: 195,818 | Montgomery County Tuscaloosa Population: 114,288 | Tuscaloosa County Hoover Population: 93,013 | Jefferson/Shelby County Auburn Population: 83,757 | Lee County Dothan Population: 71,650 | Houston County Madison Population: 64,029 | Madison/Limestone County Decatur Population: 57,974 | Morgan County

City vs County Warrants

City warrants and county warrants are different. Municipal courts issue warrants for city ordinance violations like traffic tickets, parking fines, and local code violations. These are tracked by the city police and municipal court. County warrants are issued by circuit or district courts for criminal offenses. The sheriff's office handles county warrants.

To check for warrants, you may need to contact both the city and the county. A person can have warrants in both systems at the same time. Start with the municipal court for city matters. Contact the county sheriff for criminal warrants.

Multi-County Cities

Three Alabama cities span multiple counties:

  • Hoover - Spans Jefferson and Shelby counties
  • Madison - Spans Madison and Limestone counties
  • Dothan - Spans Houston, Dale, and Henry counties

Residents of these cities may need to check warrant status with multiple county sheriff offices depending on their exact address.