Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk Office
Crenshaw County uses "Circuit Clerk" for the primary court clerk page terminology. The official court research names Sherrie Sipper as Circuit Clerk and describes the office as the courts' official record keeper and business manager for all proceedings held in the District and Circuit Courts. The office is an administrative arm of the court, maintains court records, and manages collection and disbursement of court funds for the court system.
The Circuit Clerk is not the custodian for all county records. Probate records, marriage certificate recording, and land or recording records belong to the Judge of Probate. For District and Circuit Court case records, the Circuit Clerk route is the central Crenshaw County office route, supported by Alacourt ACCESS, the Crenshaw docket search, AlaFile e-notices, in-person counter service, phone, mail, and public-records request procedures.
Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk: Sherrie Sipper
29 S. Glenwood Ave., Suite 206
Luverne, AL 36049
Mail: P.O. Box 167, Luverne, AL 36049
(334) 335-6575
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk Duties
The official Circuit Clerk page says duties are broad and are set by the Code of Alabama and Alabama Rules of Court. It lists court-record divisions that include Civil, Criminal, Domestic Relations, Child Support, Traffic, Juvenile, and Warrants. Jury management also falls under the Circuit Clerk's duties. That makes the clerk office important for a wide range of Crenshaw County court records, even when another agency, such as the sheriff or district attorney, has related records.
- Maintain District and Circuit Court records for civil, criminal, domestic, child-support, traffic, juvenile, and warrant divisions.
- Serve as business manager for court funds collected or disbursed through the court system.
- Support jury management and courthouse reporting processes.
- Provide clerk-counter assistance, mail handling, docket access, and copy request routing.
- Support electronic imaging, e-filing, and e-notice functions through Alabama court systems.
Note: Juvenile records may be confidential under Alabama law even though the Circuit Clerk lists Juvenile as a clerk record division.
Request Crenshaw County Certified Copies
A certified court copy carries clerk certification and is usually needed when a record must be accepted by another court, agency, employer, licensing body, or benefits office. The research found Alabama's general certified-copy statute but did not locate a Crenshaw Circuit Clerk local copy-fee schedule. For that reason, a certified-copy request should ask the clerk for the current plain-copy, certification, and mailing cost before payment is sent.
- Identify the court and division, such as Circuit Court civil, Circuit Court criminal, District Court traffic, domestic relations, child support, or small claims.
- Gather the case number if known. If not, provide party names, approximate filing date, record type, and date range.
- Ask whether the document is available through Alacourt document images or must be requested from the Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk.
- Confirm the current copy and certification fee with the clerk before mailing payment.
- Submit the request in person, by mail, or through the records-request channel the clerk directs for the document.
The Alabama certified-copy statute is the state source tied to certified public copies.
The statute source supports requesting certified copies from the official custodian rather than relying on an uncertified online screenshot.
Crenshaw County Clerk Request Fields
When a Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk record is not found online, the research-supported fallback is a direct request to the custodian. A request should be precise enough for clerk staff to identify the court, case, and document without guessing. Older, sealed, restricted, or not-yet-electronically-posted records may need this route.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Court or division | Yes | Identify Circuit Court, District Court, traffic, civil, criminal, domestic relations, child support, juvenile, or warrants. |
| Case number | If known | Use the Alabama case number if available, such as a Crenshaw number beginning with county code 24. |
| Party names | Yes | List plaintiff/defendant, state/defendant, petitioner/respondent, or other known parties. |
| Document type | Yes | Examples include complaint, order, judgment, case-action summary, docket entry, or certified decree. |
| Date range | Recommended | Approximate filing, hearing, judgment, or disposition dates help narrow the search. |
| Copy format | Yes | State whether a plain copy, certified copy, image, or mailed copy is needed. |
Crenshaw County Circuit Clerk Fees
The Circuit Clerk research includes several statewide online access fees and payment rules, but it does not provide local Crenshaw plain-copy or certified-copy amounts. Online court-record costs should not be confused with local copy fees. Alacourt charges for searches and images, while clerk copies are confirmed through the Circuit Clerk.
| Item | Amount / Rule | Source / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alacourt ACCESS name search | $9.99 | No-match results count as a search; one case detail is included. |
| Alacourt ACCESS case-number search | $9.99 | One case detail is included. |
| Alacourt document images | $5.00 first 20 pages; $0.50 per page after | Applies to public document images and attachments where available. |
| Alacourt case monitoring | District case $19.99; Circuit case $29.99 | Email notices for future case changes. |
| Alapay online service fee | 4% | Online payment fee for traffic tickets and criminal fines. |
| Plain or certified clerk copies | Not located in official Crenshaw online text | Call the Circuit Clerk for current copy and certification cost. |
The Alabama public-records inspection statute gives the broad public-records baseline, subject to court rules and confidentiality limits.
The public-records statute is a starting point, but court records may still be controlled by court rules, sealed-record orders, and confidentiality statutes.
Crenshaw County Clerk Forms
The official clerk research points users to Alabama court sites for legal information and forms. AlaFile is the e-filing and e-notice portal, and the Alabama e-filing information site describes court e-filing resources. The eForms site was listed in the research source inventory, but its manifest row failed capture, so no eForms image is used here.
The AlaFile portal is the official Alabama e-filing and e-notice login route identified for Crenshaw County court users.
AlaFile matters locally because pro se e-notice registration requires both online registration and a visit to the Clerk's Office with printed registration and photo ID.
Crenshaw County Clerk Online Access
Most Crenshaw County trial-court information is accessed through statewide Alabama systems rather than a county-built free case database. Alacourt ACCESS, also called Just One Look, provides paid trial-court case details for criminal, civil, small claims, state traffic, domestic relations, and child support records where available. The Crenshaw docket search provides a narrower public docket route by setting date and optional last name, with a disclaimer that some cases may not appear electronically.
Pro se litigants may register for electronic notices at AlaFile by clicking Register. The research says the person should print the registration form and bring it to the Clerk's Office during normal business hours with a state-issued photo identification card. After the office processes the registration, electronic orders entered in the case are delivered by email. For traffic payments by mail, the research says money order or cashier's check should be payable to Crenshaw District Court Clerk, P.O. Box 167, Luverne, AL 36049, and no personal checks are accepted for traffic payments.
The Alabama e-filing information site explains the statewide e-filing framework tied to AlaFile.
The statewide e-filing source helps explain why a Crenshaw County filing or notice action may begin online but still require Clerk's Office verification for some users.