What site for Az do you go to look up court record history with out having to pay money thought this was public info?

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Court records are indeed public records, although the government is allowed to assess an 'administrative' fee for looking up, compiling, and reproducing them. Fortunately, many state and local courts systems have put their court records online, and more are doing so every day. Some charge a fee to search online, but many do not.

Arizona has most of its court records online, although not in one place. Most (153 of 180 courts) are at the first link below, where you can search by name and date of birth or by case number. Most AZ Superior, Justice and Municipal Courts are included on this website, and there is link to show you the few courts that are not included - all in Maricopa, Pima and Yavapai Counties.

If you live in one of those three counties, you have to use their individual case search webistes. Maricopa has one for Superior Court, one for Justice Courts, and one each for Chandler, Gilbert, and Mesa Municipal Courts. Pima has one for Superior Court, one for Consolidated Justice Court, and one for Tucson Municipal Court. Yavapai has a single search website that covers Prescott Justice and Municipal Courts. Maricopa and Yavapai also have searches for "high profile" cases.

All these searches are free, and all may be found at the second related link below. Just scroll down that website to the county name and click on the search link for the court you want.

CourtReference has a page like this for every state, and most states now have searchable websites for at least some of their court records.