Juneau Public Records Database

Juneau public records are maintained by the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), a unified home rule municipality serving as Alaska's state capital. Residents, attorneys, journalists, and members of the public can request records from the Municipal Clerk, Juneau Police Department, property assessor, and court system. This guide covers the main offices, search tools, fees, and procedures for finding public records in Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau Municipal Clerk Records

The Municipal Clerk's Office is the official keeper of City and Borough of Juneau government records. The Clerk maintains assembly minutes, ordinances, resolutions, and handles public records requests submitted by the public. The office is at 155 S Seward Street, Juneau, AK 99801. Phone is 907-586-5278, and email is City.Clerk@juneau.org. The main CBJ website is juneau.org.

Juneau operates under the Alaska Public Records Act (AS 40.25.100), which gives agencies 10 working days to provide an initial response. The response can be the records themselves, a denial with explanation, a request for more information, or a cost estimate for large requests. The CBJ fee schedule for standard copies is $0.25 per page. Certified copies cost $5.00 plus $0.25 per page. If a request requires more than 5 staff hours of work in a calendar month, the city charges the actual personnel cost for the time over 5 hours.

The Alaska Public Records Act allows fee relief for requesters who can show the records would contribute significantly to public understanding of government operations. Requesters must explain which operations the records relate to and how the information will be broadly shared.

Juneau Police Department Records

The Juneau Police Department is located at 6255 Alaway Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801, phone 907-586-0600. The Records Division is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Written requests for police reports must include the case number or the name of the person involved and the date of the incident. You also need a valid ID and may need to pay fees. Requests can be submitted in person or by mail.

The screenshot below shows the Juneau Police Department website, where you can find contact information, request forms, and division hours.

The JPD Records Division handles requests for incident reports, arrest records, and collision reports for events that occurred within the City and Borough of Juneau.

The Alaska State Troopers Juneau Post handles law enforcement in unincorporated areas around the borough. That post is at 2760 Sherwood Lane, Suite 2A, Juneau, AK 99801, phone 907-465-4000. If your incident occurred outside the city center, you may need to contact the Troopers rather than JPD for the relevant report.

Note: Emergency is 9-1-1. The JPD fax number for written requests is 907-463-4808.

Juneau Court Records

Juneau court records are at the Dimond Court Building, 123 4th Street, Juneau, AK 99801, phone 907-463-4700. This facility is part of the First Judicial District of the Alaska Court System. Superior Court in Juneau handles felony criminal cases, civil matters over $100,000, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile cases. District Court handles misdemeanors, civil matters up to $100,000, small claims, and traffic violations.

CourtView at courts.alaska.gov gives online access to Juneau and all Alaska court records. You can search by party name, case number, or citation number. The system shows case type, filing date, status, and upcoming hearings. Some records include document images. Certified copies must be requested through the Clerk of Court. Fees are $10 for the first certified copy and $3 for each additional copy of the same document. Regular copies cost $5 for the first and $3 for each additional.

Because Juneau is the state capital, it also has a significant volume of Alaska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records. Appellate records are maintained separately from trial court records. Contact the Alaska Appellate Courts Clerk in Juneau for those records. Cases involving state government matters often originate in Juneau's Superior Court, making the local court docket especially active.

The City and Borough of Juneau website also serves as the access point for the CBJ Municipal Court, which handles minor ordinance violations and related local matters separate from the state court system.

Juneau Property Records

The CBJ Assessor's Office is at One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 400, Juneau, AK 99801, phone 907-586-5215. The online Property Information Search system lets you look up parcels by parcel number, owner name, street address, or subdivision. The system provides ownership data, legal description, physical address, assessed values, exemptions, sales history, and tax information. You can access it at the CBJ official site.

Community development records, including building permits from 1987 forward, are available through the CBJ Community Development Department. Requests for permit records go to CDD_Admin@juneau.gov. This includes permits for construction, remodeling, and other work on properties in the borough. Older permits may exist as paper records at the department office.

Recorded property documents like deeds, mortgages, and liens are held by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office, which covers the Juneau Recording District. Search tools and contact information for that office are at dnr.alaska.gov/ssd/recoff/. The DNR Recorder's Office indexes documents by name, document type, date, and legal description, with records going back to 1970 in electronic form.

The screenshot below shows the City and Borough of Juneau official website, the main portal for accessing CBJ records and services.

The CBJ website links to the clerk's office, police department, assessor, and other departments that maintain public records.

Vital Records Access in Juneau

The Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics has a walk-in office in Juneau at 5441 Commercial Boulevard, phone 907-465-3391. This office handles certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for events that occurred in Alaska. Walk-in visits are faster than ordering by mail. You can also order through VitalChek via health.alaska.gov, though online orders typically take 2-3 weeks plus shipping.

Access rules are strict. Birth records stay restricted for 100 years. Marriage, death, and divorce records are restricted for 50 years. Only people listed on the record, or their authorized representatives, can order non-historical copies. Fees start at $30 for the first certified copy. Additional copies of the same record are $25 each. If you need an apostille for use in a foreign country, that adds $42 to the cost.

Juneau, as the state capital, also houses several state agency offices that hold records of statewide significance. The Alaska State Archives at archives.alaska.gov is also based in Juneau and holds territorial and state government records going back to Alaska's early history. The archives research center can be reached at 907-465-2270 or archives@alaska.gov.

City and Borough of Juneau Records

Juneau operates as a unified city and borough. All borough-level records, including assembly minutes, zoning decisions, and regional planning documents, are maintained through the same CBJ government structure.

Nearby Cities

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