Perry County Court Dockets Defined
A docket is the court's schedule or chronological list of case events. Perry County's public docket tool focuses on setting dates. It lets a user choose a date and, if desired, enter a last name. The resulting calendar can help identify matters set for that day. A broader Alacourt case-detail report may show setting dates along with case status, court action, parties, financial history, and a detailed action summary.
The term does not mean the complete file. Pleadings, motions, evidence, orders, judgments, and other filed material may exist behind a short docket entry. A docket also does not replace an official notice mailed or issued by the court. Perry County expressly warns that some cases may not appear electronically. Anyone relying on a setting for an appearance should treat the Circuit Clerk as the confirmation point.
Search Perry County Court Dockets
The Perry County docket search uses Alabama location code 58. It is a public-facing calendar rather than a paid name-search report. During research, the page displayed a choice of setting dates and an optional last-name field. Leaving the name blank can return the entire docket for the selected date.
- Open the Perry County docket search assigned to location 58.
- Select the setting date that matches the notice or expected hearing.
- Enter a last name to narrow the calendar, or leave it blank to view the full listed docket.
- Review the returned setting information and note the court or case reference.
- Call the Circuit Clerk if the case is missing or the setting conflicts with a court notice.
The official county docket interface displays the narrow search used for Perry County settings.
The date-first design makes the tool best for a known court day, while Alacourt serves broader case research.
Perry County Docket Search Fields
No sample Perry County case was opened during the official-source research. The verified public fields are therefore limited to what the docket page itself exposed. That distinction matters. It prevents assumptions about event codes or document links that were not shown. The case-record system can add related fields, but those come from a different Alacourt product.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Setting Date | A required or implicit date choice used to retrieve the calendar for that day. |
| Last Name | An optional text field that narrows results to the entered surname. |
| Blank Last Name | Returns the entire electronic docket listed for the chosen setting date. |
| Electronic Result | A calendar result subject to the county warning that some cases may not appear. |
A case number, court division, hearing label, or party name may appear in broader case information, but the research did not confirm a county docket-entry inventory. Use the electronic result only for the fields it actually shows. The clerk can resolve a code or identify the official case file tied to a setting.
Perry County Courts and Calendars
Perry County belongs to Alabama's Fourth Judicial Circuit. Circuit Court handles felony cases, domestic relations, larger civil disputes, workers' compensation, and appeals from lower courts. District Court handles limited civil claims, small claims, state traffic cases, misdemeanors, and juvenile matters. Marion Municipal Court is a separate channel for city ordinance and municipal cases. Probate Court keeps estates and other probate matters through its own office.
- Circuit Court settings can relate to felony, domestic, civil, workers' compensation, or appeal matters.
- District Court settings can relate to misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, district civil, or juvenile matters.
- Marion Municipal Court handles city matters through its own clerk and is not described as part of the county docket tool.
- Probate records and calendars remain separate from the trial-court docket route.
Court division affects both the schedule and where a missing entry should be checked. The Perry County Circuit Clerk is the official record keeper for Circuit and District proceedings. Municipal matters should be confirmed with Marion Municipal Court, and probate matters with the Probate Office.
Perry County Dockets vs Records
A docket answers when and what has been scheduled or entered. A full record answers what was filed, ordered, or decided. Alacourt's paid case detail can add status, parties, financial history, and a detailed case action summary. Document images cost more and may still not include material that is sealed, confidential, unavailable electronically, or held only by the clerk.
| Docket | Full Case Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | List of entries | Full documents |
| Local access | Perry setting-date search | Alacourt or Circuit Clerk |
| Main use | Check settings and track activity | Read filed material and case details |
| Completeness | Some cases may not appear | Online material can still be incomplete |
| Official copy | Not a certified copy | Certified documents come from the clerk |
The distinction is especially important when a deadline turns on an order rather than a calendar line. The filed order controls, and a certified copy may be needed for another legal or administrative use. A broad explanation of documents and access appears in the contextual Perry County court records resource.
Read Perry County Court Dockets
Begin with the court and setting date. Then match the party name and case number, if shown, against the paper or electronic notice already received. A setting identifies planned court activity. It does not by itself prove that a hearing occurred, a charge ended, or a judgment became final. Later action entries or an order may show the result.
Terms can carry specific meanings. A motion is a written request for judicial action. A continuance is a request to delay a setting. A disposition is a case or charge outcome. A case action summary is the chronological record of filings, orders, and court activity. If an abbreviation or result is not plain, the Circuit Clerk can identify the record, though clerk staff cannot give legal advice.
Note: Perry County's electronic docket warns that some cases may not appear, so a missing result should be confirmed with the clerk.
Confirm Perry County Court Dates
The Circuit Clerk's Office is at 300 Washington Street, Suite 110, Marion, Alabama 36756. The direct AOC number is (334) 683-6106, and published office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A caller should have the case number, party name, expected date, and court division ready. The office can verify its records and notices but cannot advise a party what legal action to take.
Perry County also offers a Circuit Clerk mobile app whose listing describes Daily Court Schedules and Jury Duty Information. The official app-store listing is a useful supplemental schedule channel.
The app can supplement the docket page, but the clerk remains the source for confirmation when an appearance is uncertain.
Perry County Jury and Docket Notices
Jury information is related to court calendars but follows its own instructions. Perry County directs summoned jurors to register through Alabama's online juror system. The local jury page also warns that the clerk will never call and ask for Social Security numbers, credit-card numbers, or other sensitive information. The office may call jurors when court has been cancelled for the day.
The Perry County jury information source contains the local warning and courthouse guidance.
Jury notices should be verified through the official court channel instead of a call requesting financial or identity data.
Summoned jurors are directed to the Alabama online juror registration portal promptly.
Registration handles jury administration, while the county docket search remains the route for listed case settings.
Perry County Docket Access Channels
The setting-date page is not the only route to case scheduling information. Alacourt Access provides paid name and case-number searches across Alabama trial courts. Its case-detail report can include setting dates beside status and a detailed action summary. Each name or case-number search costs $9.99. Document images are a separate purchase, so a user who only needs to confirm an appearance should try the free county docket and clerk before ordering documents.
Mail is useful for correspondence but not a good last-minute Perry County court-date check. The Circuit Clerk's mailing address is P.O. Box 505, Marion, Alabama 36756-0505. In-person service is available at the courthouse counter during published hours. For Marion municipal cases, contact Marion Municipal Court at 123 East Jefferson Street, Marion, or call (334) 683-8969. A city matter may not follow the Perry County Circuit and District docket channel.
Perry County traffic docket settings require special care. Perry County says every state or county traffic ticket is scheduled for a stated day, time, and place. Some tickets may be paid before court, but listed charges such as DUI, driving with a suspended license, and reckless driving may require an appearance. Clerk staff cannot grant a continuance. A written continuance request goes to the judge and should include the case number. Failure to appear or pay can lead to an alias warrant and license suspension.
Probate matters remain separate as well. Estate, will, guardianship, marriage, deed, mortgage, and other Probate Office records are not trial-court docket entries. Call the Probate Office at (334) 683-2210 when the matter belongs there rather than to Circuit or District Court. Circuit Clerk Mia Jacobs-Turner is the local record keeper, while Sheriff Roy Fikes and the Sheriff’s Office handle law-enforcement matters outside the Perry County Courthouse docket.