Colbert County Circuit Clerk
The Colbert County Circuit Clerk is Mark R. Eady. The official biography page says he was elected in 2018 and 2024. It also notes that he graduated from Muscle Shoals High School, earned degrees from Auburn University and Athens State University, and oversaw several office changes. Those local changes include creation of the circuit-clerk website, civil-payment streamlining, credit-card transactions for traffic citations, Online Traffic Resolution for eligible infractions, improved communication with the Sheriff's Office, reduced copying fees, plexiglass barriers, and restored passport service.
The Circuit Clerk's Office is located at the Colbert County Courthouse, 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674. The clerk site lists phone (256) 386-8511 and hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Alabama does not use a separate Texas-style district clerk and county clerk split for Colbert trial-court records. The Circuit Clerk handles Circuit Court and District Court records. The Probate Judge and Probate Office separately maintain probate, marriage, and recorded-document records.
Colbert County Circuit Clerk
Clerk: Mark R. Eady
201 North Main Street
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
(256) 386-8511
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Colbert Circuit Clerk Duties
The jury-information page describes the circuit clerk as the court's business manager. It says the elected clerk is responsible for court records, issuing summonses and subpoenas, collecting court-ordered monies, and conducting other business activities. That makes the Circuit Clerk the starting point for certified copies of Circuit Court and District Court records, including civil, criminal, domestic-relations, small-claims, traffic, and child-support case records.
- Maintain Circuit Court and District Court case records.
- Issue summonses, subpoenas, and other court process.
- Collect court-ordered money, traffic payments, costs, and related balances.
- Assist with certified copies and case-action summaries.
- Route users to Alacourt, AlaPay, AlaFile, and court forms when those systems apply.
Probate Court filings are not clerk records. For wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage records, and recorded instruments, use the Colbert County Probate Court route.
Request Certified Colbert Copies
Certified copies are official clerk-issued copies used when a court record must be proven for another case, agency, school, employer, license matter, or legal filing. A printed web result is not the same thing. Colbert County users should contact the Circuit Clerk with the case number if known, party names, case type, approximate filing year, and the document needed. If the case is a domestic-relations, juvenile-related, sealed, or expunged matter, public access may be restricted or redacted.
- Identify the court level: Circuit Court for felony, higher civil, domestic relations, and appeals; District Court for misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, lower civil, and preliminary felony matters.
- Search Alacourt ACCESS first when a case number or public docket detail is needed before ordering a copy.
- Call the Circuit Clerk at (256) 386-8511 to confirm that the record can be copied and whether certification is available.
- State whether the request is for a case-action summary, order, judgment, divorce decree, disposition, or other document.
- Confirm fees, pickup, mailing, or in-person handling before sending payment or appearing at the courthouse.
Colbert Clerk Request Fields
The research did not locate a single official downloadable Colbert court-record request form. The request fields below reflect what the clerk needs to locate a record and what Alacourt uses at a higher level. Complete details reduce wrong-file risk and avoid delays when a case is older, sealed, or filed under a different name.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if available | Use the exact case, ticket, civil, or criminal number from a summons, citation, or Alacourt result. |
| Party names | Yes | Include full names and former names when divorce or older records are involved. |
| Case type | Yes | Civil, criminal, domestic relations, small claims, traffic, child support, or appeal. |
| Document needed | Yes | Order, judgment, disposition, decree, case-action summary, docket, or certified copy. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain or certified; online reports are not certification. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Provide phone or mail details so staff can confirm access and fees. |
Colbert Circuit Clerk Fees
Alacourt ACCESS publishes statewide on-demand search and report pricing. AlaPay publishes a service fee for online payments. The Colbert clerk biography says copying fees were lowered by more than 70 percent, but the research file does not list a current per-page clerk copy fee. Confirm clerk-copy and certification costs directly before mailing a request.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Alacourt ACCESS name search | $9.99, includes one case detail |
| Alacourt ACCESS case-number search | $9.99, includes one case detail |
| Alacourt document images | $5.00 first 20 pages; $0.50 per page after |
| Case monitoring | $19.99 district case / $29.99 circuit case |
| AlaPay service fee | 4% |
| PFA filing | No charge at filing; fees may be ordered later |
| Bond filing fee | $35 money order payable to Colbert County Circuit Clerk within three working days |
Colbert Alacourt Access
Alacourt ACCESS V2.0 is the official Alabama on-demand trial-court records system. It covers criminal, civil, small claims, state traffic, domestic relations, and child support. It supports name searches and case-number searches. The case-detail report may include basic case information, court action, case status, setting dates, party information, financial history, and detailed case-action summary. Document images are separate paid items.
| Field Label | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Account action | Required for public on-demand account access or Just One Look use. |
| Login | Account action | Used for subscriber and paid access. |
| Name Search | Search path | Use when the case number is unknown. |
| Case Number Search | Search path | Use when the exact case number is known. |
| Document Images | Paid add-on | Available for separate document image fees. |
Traffic Payments and AlaPay
The Circuit Clerk's ecosystem includes traffic and fine payments through the Alabama Traffic Service Center and AlaPay. Colbert traffic payments by mail must be by money order or cashier's check made payable to District Court, with the payer's name printed clearly. The local traffic page says to call before mailing payment to ensure the ticket has been entered into the system. Mail payments route to District Court, P.O. Box 740370, Tuscumbia, AL 35674.
The AlaPay payment site is the manifest source for this clerk page image.
AlaPay is useful for payment lookup, but case copies and certified records still require clerk handling.
Colbert Clerk Forms
The clerk site has procedural links for Circuit and District Civil, Small Claims, Jury Information, Child Support, Domestic Relations, Protection from Abuse, Traffic Court, Passport Information, Notice of Garnishments, and Unclaimed Monies. Protection from Abuse forms are obtained from the Circuit Clerk's Office. The PFA page says the plaintiff files the standard petition and deposition forms, the judge may issue temporary orders and set a hearing, and the sheriff attempts service. There is no filing charge at the start.
The Alabama Office of Indigent Defense Services is included in the manifest because appointed counsel and court-cost issues can touch criminal clerk records.
Indigent-defense administration is statewide, while the Colbert Circuit Clerk maintains the local case record and financial entries.
Circuit Clerk vs Probate Office
Colbert County court users should avoid mixing clerk records with probate records. The Circuit Clerk maintains trial-court records for Circuit Court and District Court. The Probate Office maintains probate, marriage, recorded instruments, and related probate services. The Probate Office fees page was assigned in the manifest because some public-record requests overlap in user intent, but the offices are separate custodians.
The Probate Office fees page is not a Circuit Clerk fee table.
Use the Probate Office for probate and recorded-document fees, and use the Circuit Clerk for Circuit Court and District Court case copies.