Alaska Court Records

Why are public records stored by the courts of Alaska? The reason is primarily two-fold. First, the courts in their own interest need to maintain the records properly. Second, and perhaps more importantly, the authorities are legally bound to maintain the records. Since they are in the public domain, the Alaskan courts are also legally bound to help you access these records when you submit a request for them. There are a few exceptions to this.

Typically, a court in Alaska keeps track of the birth records, death records, criminal records, marriage records, and other valuable public records. These are the records you can find:

•    Age, Sex and other relevant details 
•    Current & Past Phone Numbers & Addresses 
•    Marriage Records 
•    Divorce Records
•    Default Records
•    Police, Arrest, Courts and Criminal records 
•    Army, Navy and Military records 
•    Business and Property records 

With so many fraudulent crimes happening today, it may make a lot of sense to carry out a criminal background check. It is important for your own safety that you find out whether the person who appears suspicious has a criminal past or not.

While maintaining the court records, the Alaska-based legal system follows the state statute 40.21.150 that is prevalent here. According to this statute, all records of the government, boards or public agencies qualify as ‘court’ records. As such, the general public has the right to seek access to these records from the court.

Finding and Accessing Alaska Court Records

Here are certain things you will need to remember when you are trying to access these court records:

Determine your present location or state: Do keep in mind that the courts will have access to the records of the state itself. You will need to know what county your records belong to, since these counties will undoubtedly hold those records. You can access any record that you want for a small administrative fee.

Find out what specific kind of court record you want: You must know that there are various types of courts in the state and thus various types of records. If you just want to focus on a specific case, which is handled by a particular court, then try looking over those case records. Usually, there is a specific and unique case number, and this can help you track down the progress of the case.

How to Access Your Court Records

•    You can visit the clerk at the courthouse and place your request personally.
•    You can call up the courthouse and apply over telephone.
•    You can visit the Court View 2000 website and search for your record.
•    You can visit private websites for the records that you need.
•    You can search for your records using the Social Security number of the person.
•    You can approach the public library for local public records.