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Coffee County Circuit Clerk

The court-record clerk for Coffee County District Court and Circuit Court is the Circuit Clerk. The Coffee County Circuit Clerk profile identifies Amy L. Reeves as Circuit Clerk. The research states that she was elected to the position in 2019 and took office on June 15, 2018 after appointment to fill the position. Her office serves Coffee County in the 12th Judicial Circuit.

The Circuit Clerk is the court's official record keeper and business manager for District Court and Circuit Court proceedings. That includes maintaining court records, managing pleadings, collecting fines and fees, preparing subpoenas, issuing notices for scheduled trials and hearings, handling court funds, working with the public, and managing jury functions. The clerk page also says court records are being electronically imaged to make information more readily available to judges, clerks, and the public.

The county directory source confirms the public Circuit Clerk office channel.

Source: Coffee County Circuit Clerk directory entry

Use the Enterprise or Elba office based on where the case, filing, or payment is being handled.

Coffee County Clerk Duties

The Coffee County Circuit Clerk's records scope is broad because Alabama uses a unified trial-court system and the local clerk serves both District Court and Circuit Court. The official clerk page lists Civil, Criminal, Domestic, Child Support, Traffic, Juvenile, Warrants, and jury management among the office areas. Probate records are not part of this clerk page; they are handled by the separate Coffee County Probate Office.

• Maintain District Court and Circuit Court records for civil, criminal, domestic, child support, traffic, juvenile, and warrant matters.
• Manage pleadings, court notices, subpoenas, trial and hearing notices, fines, fees, and court funds.
• Provide local office support when a record is not available online, a copy must be certified, or a filer needs the correct division.
• Route trial-court record searches to Alabama's Alacourt ACCESS / Just One Look system when online paid access is appropriate.

The District Attorney's directory entry is related to prosecution and traffic driving school questions, but it is not the same office as the Circuit Clerk.

Source: Coffee County District Attorney directory entry

Criminal filings may involve both offices: the District Attorney prosecutes state charges, while the Circuit Clerk keeps the court file and docket.

The same office split applies when a person searches for a case status, disposition, or copy after an arrest. The prosecutor may decide whether to pursue, amend, reduce, or dismiss a charge, but the public court record is maintained in the clerk's case file once the matter is opened in District Court or Circuit Court. For traffic matters, the Circuit Clerk is also tied to payment and court-date consequences, while the District Attorney is the researched contact for defensive driving school questions.

How to Request a Certified Copy

A certified copy is the court copy that carries the clerk's official certification. It may be needed for appeals, expungement petitions, employment licensing, name changes, family-law matters, or proof of disposition. Coffee County research did not locate a public online certified-copy order form for District Court or Circuit Court files, so the practical request path is to identify the case and contact the Enterprise or Elba Circuit Clerk office.

1. Find the case number if possible. Alacourt ACCESS may help locate public District Court or Circuit Court case numbers for a fee.
2. Identify the division and case type. Civil, domestic, criminal, traffic, small claims, and child support records are not handled the same way.
3. Call or visit the Circuit Clerk office in Enterprise or Elba and ask what copy type is available, what fee applies, and whether the file is public, sealed, juvenile, expunged, or otherwise restricted.
4. Provide party names, case number, document name, number of copies, certification request, delivery method, and requester contact information.
5. Pay the lawful copy or certification fee quoted by the office and verify whether pickup, mail, or another delivery option is available.

Note: Certified disposition records for expungement or sealed-record questions should come from the court that handled the charge, not from a third-party search result.

Records Request Form Fields

The research file documents formal fields for Probate and Enterprise Municipal Court forms, but it does not identify a dedicated Coffee County Circuit Clerk web request form for court copies. A clear written request should still include the fields the clerk needs to find the file and quote the right copy type.

Coffee County Clerk Fees

Several Coffee County clerk-related fees were captured from official court pages and Alacourt. Copy and certification charges for a specific case should be confirmed with the Circuit Clerk because the research did not locate a countywide copy-fee chart for every court document. Filing fees, online search fees, and payment-channel fees still help set expectations before a request or filing trip.

Common Clerk Forms

Coffee County Circuit Clerk pages publish forms and instructions by division instead of through one general records-request hub. Small Claims materials include a Statement of Claim, Answer, default affidavit, subpoena, and execution. District Civil and Small Claims pages also state that the office can make reasonable accommodations for people physically unable to fill out forms.

• Small Claims forms - claim, answer, default, subpoena, and post-judgment forms for claims up to $6,000.
• District Civil instructions - district claims, evictions, unlawful detainers, answers, timelines, and fees.
• Circuit Civil information - higher civil jurisdiction, foreign judgments, filing fees, subpoenas, garnishments, and certified mail instructions.
• Domestic Relations information - divorce filing notes, child support, waiting period, and domestic-relations fees.

Mail and Online Filings

For online case lookups, the Circuit Clerk points users to Alabama's court system and Just One Look access. Alacourt ACCESS provides on-demand Alabama trial-court records one case at a time, including criminal, civil, small claims, state traffic, domestic relations, and child support records where available. The public Alacourt page says reports can include basic case information, case status, setting dates, party information, financial history, court actions, case action summary, and document images or attachments.

Mail filing and payment instructions depend on the division. Coffee County Circuit Civil research says mail filers use either Circuit Clerk, Enterprise Division, 101 S. Edwards St., Enterprise, AL 36330, or Circuit Clerk, Elba Division, 230 M Court Ave, Elba, AL 36323, depending on where the matter is handled. Traffic payment research warns that no personal checks are accepted and that money orders or cashier's checks must reach the clerk before the court date when paying by mail.

For civil filings, Coffee County research describes service by sheriff service or certified mail, with certified mail requiring the envelope, green card, and sticker where that method is used. District Civil and Small Claims pages also say a defendant's answer deadline and appeal deadline matter. Small Claims and District Civil appeals route to Circuit Court within 14 calendar days after judgment, while eviction appeals can have shorter statutory timelines and may require a bond to stop possession. These timing rules are why requests should include the exact division and case number when available.

Probate, land, marriage certificate, and estate records should not be mailed to the Circuit Clerk unless a Circuit Court or District Court case is also involved. Those records belong with the Coffee County Probate Office in Elba or Enterprise.