Perry County Circuit Clerk Office
Mia Jacobs-Turner is the Perry County Circuit Clerk. Her official AOC biography describes the clerk as the courts’ official record keeper and business manager for proceedings held in District and Circuit Courts. The biography also reports that she served 17 years as an Official Court Reporter with the State of Alabama and earned a business administration degree from Samford University.
The office maintains records for seven courts and also serves as Absentee Election Manager. Perry County trial-court work includes civil disputes, torts, contracts, condemnations, workers’ compensation, domestic relations, child support, juvenile matters, criminal cases, small claims, and traffic. Probate records remain with the Probate Judge and Probate Office.
The Circuit Clerk source below documents the office role and local official responsible for Perry County court records.
That local profile anchors the contact and duty details used for record requests.
Perry County Circuit Clerk
Clerk: Mia Jacobs-Turner
300 Washington Street, Suite 110
Marion, AL 36756
(334) 683-6106
Mail: P.O. Box 505, Marion, AL 36756-0505
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Perry County Circuit Clerk Duties
The clerk receives and preserves pleadings, maintains court records, manages the collection and distribution of court funds, collects fines and fees, prepares subpoenas, and sends notices for trials and hearings. The office provides administrative access. It cannot give legal advice or help a party fill out forms. That boundary matters when a filing requires strategic choices or legal wording.
- Maintain District Court and Circuit Court case records.
- Receive pleadings and manage court case filings.
- Collect and disburse court funds, fines, and fees.
- Prepare subpoenas and issue hearing or trial notices.
- Support the court divisions listed on Perry County’s AOC site.
Ask staff for procedural access facts, copy availability, fee confirmation, or the correct office. Ask a lawyer for legal advice. The distinction protects both the requester and clerk staff.
Request a Perry County Certified Copy
A certified court copy carries the clerk’s certification and may be required when another court, agency, employer process, or legal transaction needs an official document. Perry County did not publish certified-copy, plain-copy, or exemplified-copy prices in the inspected sources. Confirm the current charge, accepted payment method, turnaround, and mail requirements before sending funds.
- Identify the court and case type. Confirm that it is a Perry County District or Circuit Court matter rather than a Probate record.
- Gather the case number if known. Party names and an approximate filing or hearing date can help staff locate the correct case.
- Call (334) 683-6106 or visit Suite 110 to confirm the document is public, available, and eligible for certification.
- State the exact document needed, such as a judgment, decree, order, or case action record. Ask for the current total cost.
- Follow the clerk’s counter or mail instructions. Verify how the certified copy will be collected or returned.
Sealed, expunged, juvenile, and other confidential material is not released as an ordinary public copy. A court order or statutory right may be required.
Perry County Record Request Details
No county records-request form with a published field-by-field inventory was found. The table therefore lists identifiers confirmed by Perry County court pages and Alacourt descriptions. It does not claim every item is a mandatory form field. Use it as a preparation checklist, then follow the clerk’s current request method.
| Detail | Status | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Use when known | Perry instructions require it for several case communications. |
| Party name | Search identifier | Alacourt supports name searches when a case number is unknown. |
| Court and division | Confirm first | Separates District, Circuit, Domestic Relations, traffic, and other files. |
| Document or record type | State precisely | Distinguishes a docket, order, judgment, decree, or full case detail. |
| Approximate date | Useful locator | Helps narrow similar names and older records. |
| Certification and delivery need | Request-specific | Lets staff quote the right service and return method. |
Alacourt reports basic case information, court action, status, setting dates, party information, financial history, and a detailed case action summary. Document images can carry separate charges.
Perry County Circuit Clerk Fees
The Perry County civil fee sheet provides detailed filing charges. Copy fees were not listed, so they are not estimated. The sample below shows confirmed fees across several common clerk services.
| Filing or item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Small Claims, $1,500 or less | $102 |
| Small Claims, $1,500.01 to $3,000 | $176 |
| Small Claims, $3,000.01 to $6,000 | $265 |
| District Civil, $6,000.01 to $20,000 | $307 |
| Domestic Relations initial filing | $254 |
| Domestic Relations modification | $357 |
| Civil subpoena | $12 |
| Certified or plain copy | Confirm with clerk |
The Perry County small claims source presents local filing information. The image below connects that division to the Circuit Clerk’s fee and records work.
Small Claims is part of District Court, and appeals may move to Circuit Court.
Perry County Court Forms
The Alabama AOC e-forms portal supplies forms linked by Perry County pages for small claims, district civil, traffic, and Protection from Abuse work. Select forms by court and case type. Clerk staff can identify available administrative resources but cannot choose claims, draft pleadings, or tell a party what legal position to take.
Perry’s local pages also contain case-specific instructions. Small claims requires a correct address or employment address for the defendant and sets response and appeal periods. Traffic communications often need the UTC or case number. A form alone does not replace local filing, service, original-copy, fee, or court-date rules.
Perry County Clerk Procedure Details
Small Claims in Perry County covers disputes up to $6,000. A defendant has 14 calendar days after service to answer. When an answer is filed, trial is set about six to eight weeks after receipt of the answer. A default request must be notarized. An appeal must be filed within 14 calendar days after judgment. These local details show why the service date, judgment date, and court division matter as much as the names on a request.
Traffic matters have a separate set of clerk instructions. The ticket identifies the appearance date. A person must pay an eligible citation before that date or appear in court. Clerk staff cannot grant a continuance. A written continuance request goes to the judge and must include the case number. Failure to appear or pay may lead to an alias warrant and license suspension. Some charges, including DUI, suspended-license driving, and reckless driving, require a court appearance.
Jurors also use the Circuit Clerk. Perry County directs summoned jurors to the Alabama registration portal and warns that the office will not call to request Social Security, credit-card, or other sensitive information. Staff may call when court is cancelled for the day. Verify suspicious calls through the published office number rather than sharing personal data.
Perry County Online and Mail Channels
Alacourt Access provides paid statewide trial-court searches by name or case number. A search costs $9.99. Document images are $5 for the first 20 pages and 50 cents per page after that. The separate Perry County docket page searches setting dates and an optional last name, but warns that some cases may not appear. Confirm uncertain dates with the Circuit Clerk.
Pro se users can register through AlaFile, print the completed e-notice registration form, and bring it to the Clerk’s Office during regular hours with state-issued photo identification. Once processed, electronic court orders in the case are sent by email.
The AlaFile source shown here documents the Alabama e-filing and e-notice route used by Perry County litigants.
The online registration still requires the local print, identification, and counter-processing steps stated by the Perry County clerk.
Mail for the Circuit Clerk goes to P.O. Box 505, Marion, Alabama 36756-0505. Traffic payment instructions require a money order or cashier’s check for mail or counter payments, reject personal checks and cash, and prohibit mailed credit-card payments. Credit or debit cards may be accepted in the office. Those traffic payment rules should not be assumed for every copy or filing, so verify the method for the exact service. Sheriff Roy Fikes’s office handles law-enforcement records; Mia Jacobs-Turner’s office at the Perry County Courthouse handles the District and Circuit court file.
Note: Electronic access is convenient, but the Circuit Clerk remains the official fallback for missing docket entries, certified copies, and older records.