Arkansas People Search

Arkansas puts its trial court dockets, state prison records, business filings, the sex offender registry and vital records online at the state level, so a search can start with these five offices. Deeds sit with the circuit clerk of each county, covered below.

• Arkansas CourtConnect case searchFree circuit and district court dockets for most Arkansas counties
• Arkansas Division of Correction inmate searchState prisoners by name or ADC number
• Arkansas Secretary of State business searchCorporations, LLCs, partnerships and registered agents
• Arkansas Sex Offender RegistryArkansas Crime Information Center registry by name, ZIP code or radius
• Arkansas Department of Health Vital RecordsCertified birth, death, marriage and divorce records for eligible requesters

Arkansas's open-records framework is the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. The FOIA is considered one of the stronger state sunshine laws in the country. It presumes that all records in the possession of public officials are open to any citizen of the state, and generally requires a response within three business days.

Exemptions include juvenile court records, sealed or expunged criminal records, medical records, some personnel records, undercover investigation files and some taxpayer information. A 2023 amendment closed some more state agency records.

• Arkansas JudiciaryCourt rules, judicial directories and appellate opinions
• Arkansas Secretary of StateBusiness filings, UCC, notaries and elections
• Arkansas Department of Finance and AdministrationState taxes and motor vehicle titles and registrations
• Arkansas Attorney GeneralConsumer protection and FOIA guidance for records disputes

Arkansas's trial courts are the circuit courts (felonies, larger civil cases, probate, domestic relations and juvenile cases) and the district courts (misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, small claims and traffic). Appeals go to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. CourtConnect, linked in Where to Look, shows circuit and district court dockets free.

• Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinionsFree search of appellate opinions
• PACER, Arkansas federal district courtsEastern and Western District federal cases for a per page fee

In Arkansas the circuit clerk of each county is also the recorder and keeps deeds and mortgages. The county assessor values property and the county collector collects the tax.

• Pulaski County Circuit Clerk, real estate recordsDeeds, mortgages and UCC filings for Little Rock and Pulaski County
• Benton County Circuit ClerkCourt and land records for Bentonville and Rogers
• Washington County Circuit ClerkCourt and land records for Fayetteville and Springdale
• Sebastian County Circuit ClerkCourt and land records for the Fort Smith and Greenwood districts

• Faulkner County Circuit ClerkCourt and land records for Conway and Faulkner County
• Saline County Circuit ClerkCourt and land records for Benton and Bryant
• Arkansas Judiciary circuit clerk directoryContact details for every circuit clerk, Craighead County included

• Arkansas Business and Commercial ServicesCorporation, LLC, trademark and UCC filings
• Arkansas UCC searchStatewide financing statements on personal property
• Arkansas professional license boardsLinks to the boards for medicine, nursing, real estate and other trades
• Arkansas State Medical BoardPhysician license verification and disciplinary actions
• Arkansas Supreme Court attorney searchBar status and contact details for Arkansas lawyers
• Arkansas Real Estate CommissionLicense status for real estate agents, brokers and firms

• Arkansas Division of Community CorrectionProbation and parole supervision information
• Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer BoardParole hearing schedules and decisions; formerly the Parole Board
• Pulaski County Regional Detention FacilityJail inmate information for the Little Rock area

Arkansas vital records are kept by the Arkansas Department of Health. Birth certificates are limited to eligible requesters for 100 years and death records for 50 years. Marriage records are kept by the county clerk where the license was issued, and copies also go to the state.

• Arkansas VoterViewCheck your own registration and polling place

• Arkansas State ArchivesHistorical state records, military records and genealogy collections
• Arkansas State LibraryHistoric newspaper archives and genealogy databases
• Chronicling America, Arkansas newspapersDigitized historic Arkansas newspapers at the Library of Congress

Arkansas has 75 counties. The largest are Pulaski (Little Rock), Benton (Bentonville and Rogers), Washington (Fayetteville), Sebastian (Fort Smith), Faulkner (Conway), Saline (Benton and Bryant), Craighead (Jonesboro), Garland (Hot Springs), Lonoke and White. Some counties have two county seats (Sebastian has Fort Smith and Greenwood; Arkansas County has DeWitt and Stuttgart), so confirm which courthouse holds the record. For every county, see our Arkansas County Public Records index.

Start with CourtConnect, it's free, statewide, and covers both Circuit and District courts.

The circuit clerk keeps civil, criminal, probate and property records, so one office often answers several questions.

Check dual county seats, a handful of Arkansas counties have two county seats, and records may be split between them.

Assessor and Clerk are separate, for full property research, consult both the Circuit Clerk (deed) and the County Assessor (valuation).

Researcher Tip: CourtConnect can miss cases when you search a last name alone. Add a first name or initial, try common alternates (Michael and Mike, Robert and Bob), and search maiden names for married subjects.

Arkansas has no general consumer data privacy law like California's CCPA. The Attorney General runs an Address Confidentiality Program for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking.

FCRA Reminder: Records accessed through these portals cannot be used for employment screening, tenant evaluation, or credit decisions unless run through a compliant Consumer Reporting Agency.