Arizona County Public Records Search

The Records Management Division of the “Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records” maintains all the records of the local government that are inclusive of counties, municipalities, school districts, states universities, special districts, as well as the executive branch of the Arizona State government.  The Records Management Division also has the right to advise and assist the legislative as well as the judicial branches of the state and other local government agencies within the State of Arizona upon request.

Arizona County Public Record: Definition

In accordance to the Arizona State’s Revised Statutes (ARS 41-1350) the term public records extends to books, maps, papers, documentary materials and photographs irrespective of the form or the characteristics of the records. It  includes the copies or prints of the items that are produced or reproduced on any electronic media (ARS 41-1348) and are either received or made by any state government agency.

The Arizona county public records and other public records need to be maintained and retained by a legitimate government agency or its successor as evidence of the decisions, functions, operations, policies, procedures and any other government activities. These records need to be preserved due to the value of the information as well as the historical significance of the information contained in them. The term public record also extends to all media including the paper form as well as other electronic media which are not invented yet.

Arizona County Public Records Management

The retention and disposition of the county public records is governed by the statutes ARS -41-1347B, ARS- 41-1348 as well as the Section 38-421 of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records division. This process involves a thorough analysis that is performed by the staff of the Records Maintenance Division. The legal, historical, fiscal as well as the administrative value of the records form the basis for the preservation or retention of the Arizona county public records.

The types of records available at the county level include:

• Death Records
• Birth Records,
• Court Records - both criminal as well as civil arising from the  appellate courts and the superior courts including civil and criminal appeals on matters such as marriage license, criminal as well as civil divorce records
• Drivers Licenses
• Incorporation Records
• Records of US naturalization
• Records of the motor vehicles registration
• Records of the real estate ownership
• Probate Records
• Water Right Records
• School Records.

Arizona County Public Records Search

A lot of the information on the Arizona County public records is not available over the Internet. The state laws in the Arizona State make it mandatory for the individuals to directly get in touch with the concerned government agency responsible for preserving the records, during the business hours. There are charges applicable for making copies of the Arizona County public records. In addition if you need copies of the Arizona County public records for commercial use you need to first check with the revised statutes of the Arizona State which imposes restrictions on the use of the Arizona State’s public records for commercial purpose. You will also have to pay more for making copies of the Arizona County public records to be used for commercial purpose.

For a complete list of the public records available in Arizona including the Arizona County public records and the links of all the county websites for the State of Arizona visit: http://www.lib.az.us/records/access.cfm.

County-Specific Public Records Information:

Pima County Public Records