The Office of Public Information is not the custodian of City of Birmingham records. The office receives requests and works with City of Birmingham departments in order to process public records requests. Pursuant to the §36-12-40, Code of Alabama 1975, Inspection and Copying of Records, “Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute.”
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General Fee Schedule
(a) For paper copies – there will be a charge of 50 cents ($0.50) per one-sided document (page) for duplicated copies of not more than 8 inches by 14 inches. For two-sided documents (pages) of up to 8 inches by 14 inches, the charge to duplicate both sides shall be 75 cents ($0.75) per sheet of paper. All paper copies will be produced in black and white only. Color copies will not be produced
(b) For documents produced in electronic format there will be a charge of eight dollars ($8.00) per media unit (CD, Flash Drive and E-mail, etc.) plus a charge of 10 cents ($0.10) per document (page) provided in the media unit.
(c) There is no charge to inspect records that are routine in nature and require nominal clerical time to locate or provide minimal supervised inspection. Extended supervision cost and time scheduling will be based on an individual basis.
(d) Pre-payment is not accepted. Do not pre-pay. We will advise you of the total fee amount for your request, once it is prepared. The records will not be released until full payment is received.
Police Department
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Point of contact:
Archived reports – $25.00 (any report 10 years or older)
(Incident/Offense Reports prior to January 2013 or Accident Reports prior to January 2015, 3-5 business days)
Accident Reports – $10.00
Incident/Offense Reports – $10.00
Criminal Background Checks – Birmingham City only – $10.00 (2-5 days)
Fingerprints -$10.00
Fingerprint Cards – $10.00
Notarization – $6.00
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON BPD RECORDS PLEASE VISIT THEIR SITE
Fee Schedules
Please note that the Birmingham Police Department and Planning, Engineering, & Permits Department (PEP) have departmental specific fees for public records access and duplication
Due to the complexity of certain requests to PEP that may require multi-sourced documentation, a mandatory $100 deposit is required to begin the research.
Research Fee
Research Time $50 per hour or any part of an hour
Job Copy
1st 3 Sheets – 3 sheets @ $75
Additional Sheet – sheet(s) @ $10 per sheet
Delivery
Regular: 24 hrs Each Box – box(es) @ $11 per box
Rush: 2 hrs Each Box – @ $23 per box
Copy of Plans
8 ½ x 11 page(s) @ $2.00 per page
8 ½ x 14 page(s) @ $2.00 per page
11 x 17 page(s) @ $2.00 per page
18 x 24 page(s) @ $1.00 per page
18 x 36 page(s) @ $1.50 per page
24 x 36 page(s) @ $2.00 per page
