Montgomery County, Alabama Warrant Search

Warrants in Montgomery County are issued by judges or magistrates. Following Ala. Code § 15-7-4(a)-(b), they must be in writing, signed by the issuer, state the probable cause or complaint, and expressly instruct the requester to carry out the search or arrest.

Because warrants are court documents, they are subject to the same public access rules as general public court records. However, active warrants maintained in a law enforcement agency's internal database may be regarded as investigative material, and those are protected from public disclosure, per Ala. Code § 12-21-3.1(b).

Any agency can still decide to make unexecuted warrants public for the common good. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has a Warrants Search portal where people can review the name, warrant number, and issuance date of active warrants.

Agency / Resource	Purpose	Search Methods	Notes
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office	Maintains and serves warrants	Phone, online, in person	Active warrant lookup is available through the official Warrants Search portal.
Montgomery County Courts	Issue warrants and maintain related records	Phone, online, mail, in person	Case details on Alacourt may include warrant issuance history.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency	Maintains public fugitive records	Online	People can select Fugitive Search through the ALEA's Community Information Center.