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How to Search County Records
Select Your County
Choose a county from the grid below to access that county's official public records portal, court system, and government offices.
Identify the Record Type
Decide what you need: court records, property deeds, vital records, business filings, or tax assessment records, each is held by a different county office.
Search Online or In Person
Search ARCourts covers court cases from all 75 Arkansas counties free, county circuit clerks index deeds and mortgages, many of them online, and birth and death certificates are ordered from the Department of Health by mail, in person in Little Rock or through ar.gov.
Pay Any Required Fees
An Arkansas birth certificate costs $12 and a death certificate $10, with additional copies $10 and $8; online orders add $5 plus $1.85 for identity verification, and FOIA copies are billed at actual cost.
Verify Identity if Required
Court files and deeds need no ID. The Department of Health requires a copy of your photo ID for a birth or death certificate and issues them only to the person named, immediate family and legal representatives.
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What Records Are Available
Court Records: civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases.
Property Records: deeds, mortgages, liens and ownership transfers.
Vital Records: birth, death, marriage and divorce records.
Business Records: business licenses, assumed names (DBAs), UCC filings and permits.
Voter Registration: registration status, polling places and voting districts.
Tax Records: property tax assessments, tax bills, payment history and exemptions.
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Straight answers
Arkansas County Public Records, questions
Are county records public information?
Yes. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, Arkansas Code 25-19-101 and following, presumes that records kept by county offices are public, and the Attorney General's guidance says agencies generally have three business days to produce them. Court files, deeds and property assessments are open. The main exceptions are juvenile, adoption and sealed court files, plus birth and death certificates, which the Department of Health releases only to the person named, close family members and legal representatives.
How much do certified copies cost?
A certified Arkansas birth certificate costs $12 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; a death certificate is $10, with extra copies $8 each. Online orders through ar.gov add a $5 processing fee and a $1.85 identity verification fee. County circuit clerks set their own per-page charges for deed copies, and FOIA copies may be billed only at the actual cost of reproduction plus postage.
Can I search county records online?
Court cases from all 75 counties are searchable free through Search ARCourts, the Arkansas Judiciary portal that replaced Public CourtConnect. Deeds and mortgages are recorded by each county's circuit clerk, and many counties, Benton and Washington among them, put their land record indexes online. Birth and death certificates cannot be searched online; order them from the Department of Health by mail, in person in Little Rock, or online through ar.gov.
What identification do I need?
Open records such as court files and deeds need no ID. For a birth or death certificate the Arkansas Department of Health requires a copy of your photo ID with a mailed application, and online orders go through an identity verification step. Birth certificates generally go to the person on the record, parents, immediate family and legal representatives, so anyone else needs a signed authorization or proof of legal standing.
How long does it take to receive records?
The Department of Health asks for 10 to 14 days of processing on mailed birth certificate requests, and online orders typically take 7 to 14 business days after approval plus shipping. Search ARCourts results are immediate, and circuit clerk copy requests are filled by the county office that holds the file.