Search Fairbanks Public Records

Fairbanks public records are held by the City of Fairbanks, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and the Alaska Court System. The city is a home rule municipality in Interior Alaska, and residents can request records online, by email, or in person. From police incident reports to property assessments and court filings, this guide explains how to search for and obtain public records in Fairbanks through the right offices and tools.

Fairbanks City Clerk and Records Portal

The City of Fairbanks handles public records requests through a dedicated online system and through the City Clerk's Office. City Clerk Daniyelle Snyder leads the office. The quickest way to submit a request is through the NextRequest portal at cityoffairbanksak.nextrequest.com. This system lets you submit requests, track progress, and receive updates electronically. For inspection-only requests, you can email the clerk directly at cityclerk@fairbanks.us.

The city operates under the Alaska Public Records Act (AS 40.25.100). Under that law, agencies must provide an initial response within 10 working days. The standard borough response time is 5 working days, though complex requests can take up to 15 days with written notice. Records covered by the clerk include city council minutes, ordinances, resolutions, and official correspondence.

Note: The cityoffairbanksak.nextrequest.com portal is the preferred method for most public records requests, allowing you to track request status without needing to call or email.

Fairbanks Police Department Records

The Fairbanks Police Department is at 911 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701. You can reach the department by phone at 907-450-6500 or by email at fpd@fairbanks.us. The department offers a Public Records Request Form on its website. You can print the form and submit it in person or email it to the clerk. Inspection-only requests go to cityclerk@fairbanks.us rather than directly to FPD.

FPD also runs the P2C (Police to Citizen) portal. This tool gives online access to recent crime data and activity maps for the city. It is a good starting point if you want a general sense of recent activity in a neighborhood rather than a specific incident report. The portal is publicly accessible without creating an account.

The Alaska State Troopers Fairbanks Post handles law enforcement in unincorporated areas outside the city limits. That post is at 1979 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, phone 907-451-5100. If your incident occurred in the Fairbanks North Star Borough but not inside city limits, contact the Troopers rather than FPD. The borough also has a separate Borough Clerk at 907 Terminal Street, phone 907-459-1401.

The screenshot below shows the Fairbanks North Star Borough property search and records portal, which serves residents in both the city and surrounding borough areas.

The NextRequest and borough portals together cover most public records needs for Fairbanks city and borough residents.

Fairbanks Court Records

Fairbanks court records are held at the Rabinowitz Courthouse, 101 Lacey Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701, phone 907-452-9251. This facility houses both Superior Court and District Court for the Fourth Judicial District. Superior Court handles felony criminal cases, civil matters over $100,000, domestic relations, and probate. District Court covers misdemeanors, civil cases up to $100,000, small claims, and traffic violations.

CourtView, the Alaska Court System's online case search at courts.alaska.gov, provides access to Fairbanks court records along with all other Alaska trial courts. You can search by party name, case number, or citation number. The system shows case type, filing date, status, and scheduled hearings. For certified copies, you must contact the court clerk at the Rabinowitz Courthouse directly. Fees are $10 for the first certified copy and $3 for each additional copy of the same document.

Cases filed before 1990 may only have paper index card records. For those older cases, you need to contact the court clerk in person or by phone. Certain case types are removed from public online access under Alaska Administrative Rule 40(a), including juvenile matters and sealed cases.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Property Records

Property records for Fairbanks and the surrounding borough are maintained by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assessing Department. The online property search system at propertysearch.fnsb.gov allows you to search by owner name, property address, PAN (Property Account Number), parcel number, subdivision name, or legal description.

Search results include ownership information, mailing address, legal description, assessment values for both land and improvements, exemptions and deferments, tax payment history, property characteristics like square footage and year built, and sales history. That is a comprehensive set of data for anyone researching property in the Fairbanks area. The Assessing Department is located at 907 Terminal Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701, phone 907-459-1428.

The FNSB fee schedule for public records copies is straightforward. Letter and legal-size copies cost $0.25 per page, and the first $5 of copies per person per month is waived. Larger format copies cost $0.50 per page, and color copies range from $0.50 to $1.00 per page. Staff time over 5 hours is billed at actual personnel costs including salary and benefits. A fillable PDF request form covering 18 departments is available through the borough.

Note: Recorded documents like deeds and mortgages in the Fairbanks area are held by the State Recorder's Fairbanks office, reachable at 907-452-3521.

UAF and State Troopers Records

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department serves the campus area, which falls within the College CDP near Fairbanks. UAF Police is at 1788 Yukon Drive, phone 907-474-7721. If an incident occurred on or near the UAF campus, that department handles the records. The UAF Police Department publishes annual campus security statistics under the Clery Act, and a Daily Crime Log showing the most recent 60 days of incidents is available at the department office.

For broader state law enforcement records, the Alaska Department of Public Safety runs criminal background checks at $20 per report. Online name-based checks require both a Social Security number and an Alaska driver's license or DMV ID number. The DPS mail address for records is 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, phone 907-269-5511.

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Fairbanks city sits within the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Borough-level records including property assessments, planning documents, and assembly minutes are accessible through the borough records page.

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