Public records are often filed at the local, county and state levels.  There may be specific Arizona public records that will cause you to search at these different levels to find the public records you are looking for.  Each type of public records may be held in a different office as well.  There are a number of public records available to you including vital records, criminal records, court records, incarceration records, real estate records, property records and more.  There are numerous free searches available through the state as well.

Largest City in Arizona: Phoenix

States Adjacent to Arizona: Utah, New Mexico, California and Nevada.

Website: http://www.az.gov

Population: 5,130,632 (2000 American Community Survey - US Census)

Arizona is known for its deserts and hot summers.  However, the state is not all desert with the northern part of the state being covered in pine trees and hills.  The state is one of the Four Corners state as it borders Utah, New Mexico, California and Nevada.  The state also has an international border with Mexico.

Arizona Supreme Court - Public access to court information. Search by name or case number.

AZTaxes.gov - Search for licenses and verify them by tax license number.

Arizona Dept. of Public Safety - Search the Arizona Sex Offender InfoCenter.  The purpose of this site is to alert the public of the location of sex offenders in Arizona.

Arizona History and Archives Division - Search the state archives with their private manuscript collections, government records, genealogical resources and legislators' papers.

Arizona Attorney General's Office - TheftAZ search allow you to search for stolen vehicles in the state of Arizona.  The system is not designed to report stolen vehicles.

Arizona State Board of Equalization - Search by name property lookup by petitioner's first name, last name, company name and phone number.

Arizona Secretary of State - Registered name search by filing number, applicant, agent name or registered name.

Arizona Sectary of State - Search the UCC lien search by filing number, debtor and secured party.

Arizona Court Records and Public Record Search Directory

Apache County Assessor Parcel Search - Search by parcel number, address search and owner search.

Apache County Recorder's Office - Search for documents by document type, name and property location.

Apache County Clerk of the Court - Search Apache court calendars, courtroom rules, corms, court records, jury duty, marriage licenses and divorces.

Coconino County GIS Department - Search for property parcel number, name and address. 

Coconino County Ownership History Records - Search for ownership history records by property address, owner name and parcel number.

Gila County Assessor Parcel Search - Search by parcel number or address or owners search.

Arizona Courts Locator - Maps allowing you to locate state appellate, superior courts, justice courts and municipal courts.

Arizona Department of Revenue - Search for unclaimed property section including forms.

Arizona Dept. of Public Safety - Criminal history records information and instructions on obtaining criminal history records.

Arizona's Most Wanted - List of most wanted people with information and photos.

Arizona Death Row Demographics - Photos and information regarding inmates who are sitting on death row in Arizona.