Accessing Arizona City Public Records

The public records are open records and therefore can be viewed by anyone. But even in such cases, a certain degree of restriction is imposed on who can view the records. Vital records are part of public records but can be accessed by the subject of the records, a legal representative and one who has been rightfully authorized by the subject of the records or is an immediate family member. This holds true for all the cities of Arizona as well. Public records in Arizona are maintained by the respective vital records department and you can view the records on payment of the requisite fee. Most of the vital records are maintained by the health department of the counties in which the cities are located.

The criminal records that include sex offender records and most wanted records are made public as these are connected to the safety and security of the community residents. For example, Arizona City is located in the Pinal County of the State of Arizona. Public records include data like birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. These are alternatively known as vital records. Arizona City public records are therefore available from the vital records office in the county. Each county in the state has a vital records office which stores the information on events like birth, death, marriage and divorce. You can get a certified copy of these records from the vital records office.

Vital Records

As a resident of a city of Arizona, You can collect copies of the vital records from office of the vital records located at 1818 West Adams Phoenix, AZ 85007.  You can visit them at Pinal County Clerk, PO Box 827, Florence, AZ 85232-0827 for records of Arizona City too. These records are then forwarded to the state repository maintained by the Arizona Department of Health Services, PO Box 3887, Phoenix, AZ 85030-3887.  The vital records of all other cities of Arizona can be retrieved by contacting the local offices. The addresses of the offices can be accessed by logging in to http://www.lib.az.us/records/access.cfm.

The state judicial branch has made it possible to access court information online. As a resident of a city in Arizona , you can file your legal cases in any of the County courts of your region and gain access to court information through the website of the Arizona Judicial Branch. Just visit the link http://apps.supremecourt.az.gov/publicaccess/ and search for information by filling out the available form.  You can look up your case by a simple name search or by sorting them with the specific case number.  However, if your case falls under the category of sealed cases, then you will not be able to access any information about it.

Criminal Records

The criminal records of all 90 incorporated cities of Arizona are maintained by the offices of the county sheriffs.  These criminal records include information on registered sex offenders in the area and also information on most wanted criminals.  This information is published on the website of the sheriff so that residents of the County and the constituent cities can be made aware of them.  They might be staying in your neighborhood and you may not be aware about their activities. You can visit the website of the sheriff’s office on http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/Sheriff/Pages/Home.aspx in Arizona City.  You can look for the sex offenders residing in the cities of Arizona on the state sex offender registry available on http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Sex_Offender/ . Information on sex offenders from the various counties are forwarded to this state repository which in turn is published on the website.

Thus if you are conducting a public records search for any of the Arizona cities, you can go to the official website of the city and check for the section that includes vital records. If you want to look for criminals in the city, then contact the local law enforcement department. Blackwater and Clave Creek criminal information can be obtained by visiting the Maricopa County Sheriff’s department which can also be accessed online at http://www.mcso.org/.

Specific Arizona City Public Records Information:

Maricopa Public Records