Home Browse Media Law Resources Guides Alabama - Open Government Guide I. STATUTE -- BASIC APPLICATION C. What records are and are not subject to the act?

3. Are certain records available for inspection but not copying?

By the terms of the Public Records Law, public records in Alabama are available for inspection and copying. Ala. Code § 36-12-40 (Supp. 2005). The Public Records Law, however, does not require the state to research, inspect, identify, copy, assemble, or make arrangements to deliver the documents to the citizen.  Ex parte State of Alabama, 985 So. 2d 446, 451 (Ala. 2007).