Elmore County Circuit Clerk Office
The official Elmore Circuit Clerk page names Honorable Michael Dozier as Circuit Clerk. The page describes the Circuit Clerk as the official record keeper and business manager for proceedings held in District Court and Circuit Court. The office maintains court records, manages court funds, prepares subpoenas, issues notices for scheduled trials and hearings, and supports several court divisions.
Elmore County uses a unified Circuit Clerk structure for its state trial court records. The clerk does not handle Probate Court recording records such as deeds and marriage certificates; those are handled by the Probate Office. For Circuit Court and District Court case files, the Circuit Clerk is the fallback when the free docket search, Alacourt ACCESS, or payment portals do not provide enough information.
Elmore County Circuit Clerk
Clerk: Honorable Michael Dozier
Elmore County Judicial Complex
8935 U.S. Highway 231 N.
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 514-3116
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
The Circuit Clerk biography and duties page is the source for the clerk's name and office role.
The official clerk page ties the office to court-record maintenance, funds, subpoenas, hearing notices, and jury management.
Elmore County Clerk Records Duties
The Circuit Clerk's duties are practical and record-focused. The office manages pleadings filed in court cases, collects fines and fees, issues process, prepares subpoenas, and sends hearing or trial notices. The clerk also serves as Absentee Election Manager for county, state, and federal elections in Elmore County, but the court-record function remains centered on Circuit Court and District Court proceedings.
- Civil records, including Circuit Civil, District Civil, small claims, and related filings.
- Criminal records, including District Criminal misdemeanors and Circuit Criminal felony files.
- Domestic Relations records, including divorce, modification, contempt, and related copy requests.
- Traffic, juvenile, child support, warrants, appeals, jury, passport, and absentee voting functions.
Division routing matters because the directory gives separate phone extensions. Traffic tickets use ext. 4400 and 4401; District Criminal misdemeanors use ext. 4412; Circuit Criminal felonies use ext. 4410; Domestic Relations divorces and modifications use ext. 4406; Small Claims and District Civil use ext. 4402; Circuit Civil uses ext. 4405; Child Support and Juvenile use ext. 4404; Appeals use ext. 4411; Jury and juror questions use ext. 4400; Passports and Absentee Voting use ext. 4409.
Request Elmore Certified Copies
Certified copies are used when a plain photocopy is not enough. A certified court copy normally confirms that the document came from the official court record. Elmore County copy requests should identify the case number if known, party names, record type, division, and whether a plain copy, certified copy, or authentication is needed.
- Search the free docket page or Alacourt ACCESS first if the case number or division is unknown.
- Call the correct Circuit Clerk division extension before visiting if the file may be old, sealed, juvenile, or otherwise restricted.
- Provide the case number, party names, document type, copy type, and return method when requesting records.
- Pay the copy, certification, authentication, or search fee shown by the official court-cost schedule.
- Use the clerk counter for in-person requests, or confirm mail handling because not every division publishes a separate mail workflow.
Mail handling is clearly published for traffic payments at District Court - Traffic Division, P.O. Box 310, Wetumpka, AL 36092. For other clerk copies, the research says to confirm the mailing process with the office.
Elmore Records Request Fields
No Elmore-specific Circuit Clerk records request form was located in the inspected court pages. The county forms page has a Public Records Request download for county records, but court case records are often governed by court rules and clerk procedures. A clerk copy request should still include enough structured information for staff to identify the file.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if known | Use docket search, Alacourt ACCESS, or clerk help to locate it. |
| Party names | Yes | Give full names and any former names if relevant. |
| Division or case type | Yes | Traffic, District Criminal, Circuit Criminal, Domestic Relations, Small Claims, District Civil, Circuit Civil, Juvenile, or Appeals. |
| Document type | Yes | State whether the request is for a decree, order, docket sheet, filing, judgment, or other record. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain copy, certified copy, authentication, or search only. |
| Requester contact and return method | Yes | Include phone, mailing address, and any office instructions for payment or pickup. |
Elmore County Clerk Fees
The official Elmore court-cost page lists copy, search, filing, subpoena, and docket fees. These amounts are the researched figures for Circuit Clerk record work and filings. Filing fees can change by case type and party count, so the relevant division should confirm the final total before filing a new case.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Copies | $5.00 first 20 pages; $0.50 each additional page |
| Certified copies | $10.00 |
| Authentication of records | $5.00 per document |
| Search | $10.00-$25.00 |
| District criminal subpoena | $8.00 each |
| Civil or domestic subpoena | $12.00 each |
| Circuit civil filing up to $50,000 | $284.00 |
| Circuit civil filing over $50,000 | $384.00 |
| Small claims up to $1,500 | $52.00 one defendant |
| Divorce complaint | $232.00 |
| Traffic docket fee | $121.00 |
The official Elmore court-cost schedule is the source for the clerk copy, certification, search, filing, subpoena, and docket amounts.
That fee table is useful before a clerk visit because a search-only request, a plain copy, and a certified copy can carry different costs.
Elmore Clerk Online Access
Online access is split among several official systems. The free Elmore County docket search is date-based and shows scheduled settings rather than a full case-history search. The page says some cases may not appear electronically, and users should check with the clerk if in doubt. Alacourt ACCESS is broader and advertises on-demand Alabama state trial court records, but deeper access requires login or account setup.
Traffic and District Criminal payments can route through Alapay and the Alabama Traffic Service Center. Payment portals can help identify tickets or case numbers, but paying online is not the same as retrieving a certified court record. Forms are available through Alabama eForms, and the local court site links some legal forms resources. The Circuit Clerk page also warns that clerk staff cannot provide legal advice or tell a user which form to use.
The clerk channel is still important after an online search because the docket page is not a full case-history system. It is built around a setting date and optional last name, and its disclaimer says some cases may not appear electronically. Alacourt ACCESS is broader, but account-based access can still leave a user needing a certified copy, authentication, sealed-file instruction, or division-specific help from the Elmore County Circuit Clerk.
Note: Probate records, recorded instruments, and marriage certificates are handled by the Probate Office, not by the Circuit Clerk's court-record divisions at the Judicial Complex counter.