Requesting Public Records
The Public Records & Request Management Section is primarily responsible for coordinating the preparation and subsequent release of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office records responsive to public records requests, subpoenas, and requests from Maricopa County departments and public entities.
- E-mail to: [email protected]
- Fax to: (602) 876-0056
- Mail/deliver in person to: 550 W. Jackson St., Phoenix, AZ 85003
Requests for incident and CAD reports can be submitted to our Departmental Reports Section
Requests are promptly processed in the order they are received. The amount of time to completely process your request depends upon the number of requests pending, the location of the records, the volume of material encompassed in the request, the nature of the material being requested and the amount of redaction, if any, that is necessary.
Please be aware, if you are requesting records on a high-profile investigation, the time to complete your request may be significantly longer as these cases are often voluminous. Identifying the specific record(s) being requested will help expedite your request.
Requests should contain information regarding the specific records requested. MCSO cannot process requests for “all records.” If known, please provide the name of the subject(s), date(s) of birth, date(s) of incident or requested records, booking number(s), and any other details that would assist the Public Records & Request Management Section to identify the records you are seeking.
Please ensure that you have provided your mailing address and a contact telephone number. Once your documents have been collected, you will receive an invoice through e-mail or U.S. postal mail. The invoice will indicate the total fee for the requested records and acceptable methods of payment. Once payment has been received, the records will be sent to your e-mail via electronic file share, unless arrangements are made to pick them up in person or to have them mailed.
Pursuant to ARS 39-129, the fee schedule for general public records requests is as follows:
- Pages 1-10: $5.00
- 10+ pages: $0.50 per page
- CD/DVD (audio and digital photos): $15.00 per CD/DVD
- CD/DVD (video and body worn camera footage): $25.00 per video-hour
Paying for Public Records Online
If you have received an invoice from the Public Records & Request Management Section, you may pay for the requested records here.Please ensure that you are providing the request number, which is listed at the bottom of the invoice, as well as the requester name that was provided on the original request. Payment may be rejected if the information provided does not match our records. Once payment is reviewed and approved by the Public Records & Request Management Section, records will be shared with you via an electronic share file system, ShareFile, within five (5) business days. If you have not received an e-mail with a download link for the records within five (5) business days of payment, you may want to contact the Public Records & Request Management Section.
If you have further questions, you may contact the Public Records & Request Management Section:
- By phone at (602) 876-3400; Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, excluding County holidays
- By email at [email protected]
- In person drop off of requests and pick up of records can be completed at MCSO Headquarters, 550 W. Jackson Street; Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, excluding County holidays.
**Please note that requests for copies of inmate non-legal video/phone/tablet communications are provided through a 3rd party vendor under contract to MCSO to provide those services to inmates. Delays in processing these records requests may occur based on the vendors technological abilities at the time the request is forwarded to them for action.**