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Court records
Phone contacts for the divisions of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, with links to Search ARCourts case records, circuit clerk and judge directories, and self help resources.
Open official site Arkansas Administrative Office of the CourtsState records
Claim It Arkansas is the unclaimed property program of the Arkansas Auditor of State, which collects money reported by banks, businesses and agencies and returns it to owners who file a claim.
Open official site Arkansas Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Search the Arkansas Crime Information Center sex offender registry by address, city, county, zip code or name, and sign up for notices when an offender moves near an address.
Open official site Arkansas Sex Offender Registry SearchCourt records
Benton County Circuit Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
Open official site Benton County Circuit ClerkPolice & jail
Current posting of fugitives and absconders in the state of Arkansas.
Open official site Arkansas Most WantedPolice & jail
How and where to request records from Arkansas FBI.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Little Rock OfficeCounty court
Search online calendar of pending active criminal cases.
Open official site Arkansas Judiciary Criminal Court Docket SearchPolice & jail
Search the Arkansas Crime Information Center for registered offenders by name or location.
Open official site Arkansas Sex OffendersState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Open official site Arkansas Business & Corporation SearchState records
The Arkansas Attorney General is the state's lawyer and chief law enforcement officer, issuing legal opinions and handling consumer and robocall complaints. Court records are kept by the Arkansas Judiciary and county circuit clerks.
Open official site Arkansas Attorney GeneralPolice & jail
Apply for or renew an Arkansas concealed handgun carry license and check its status, and find State Police services such as highway safety programs and criminal background checks.
Open official site Arkansas State PoliceState records
Find general info and check name availability with the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Open official site Arkansas Fictitious Business Names FilingsEverything else, organized
2 more Benton County sources not listed above.
Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Benton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Benton County. Notable divisions within the Sheriff's Office include the Criminal Investigation Division, which handles major crimes, and the Special Operations Division, which focuses on drug enforcement and tactical responses.
Police Departments. In addition to Benton County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments serve Benton County's cities. These departments collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and regional initiatives.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Benton County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Shawn Holloway, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Benton County and operates Benton County Detention Center. The Sheriff's official contact address for its services is 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. Arrest records in Benton County are considered public records under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified in Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-19-101 et seq.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Benton County are maintained by Benton County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, either in person or through written requests.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Benton County are taken and retained by Benton County Sheriff's Office during the booking process at the detention center. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 31 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 4 sites producing when the record was made, 24 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 28 holes drawn inside the county, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Copper; Zinc, Lead; construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Arkansas abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Know before you ask
Each figure below was read on the official source linked beside it, October to November 2026. A fee or rule the source does not state is left out rather than guessed, and offices can change their schedules, so confirm on the source before you pay or travel.
The County Clerk description places marriage licenses, assumed-name certificates, voter registration, Quorum Court proceedings and the Probate Division under that office. Its probate counter is separate from its general administration counter. The title Circuit Court on a probate matter therefore does not mean that the Circuit Clerk handles every request. Identify the division and the record type before sending an estate request to the land-record office.
The Circuit Clerk public-record instructions identify a fee-based land web service and a distinct contact for court dockets. They expressly say the office does not conduct criminal record checks and direct those requests to the state process. A court index can locate a particular Benton case without becoming a statewide background report. For office land research, the instructions identify the Recorder at 215 East Central, Room 202, in Bentonville.
The Recorder office explanation makes the records available for title research but says employees are not licensed or bonded to conduct searches. Bring the names, recording reference or property information needed to identify the instruments. The office also performs passport and notary-related services, which do not make it the birth-certificate custodian. A certificate required for another transaction must be obtained from the appropriate vital-record authority.
The County Clerk marriage instructions say an Arkansas license can be obtained in one county and used for a ceremony elsewhere in the state. The completed license returns to the issuing county within 60 days of issuance. A Benton residence or ceremony location therefore does not establish that Benton issued the license. Locate the issuing office first, and distinguish the license application charge from the price of an existing certified copy.
The Recorder fee table lists $15 for the first page and $5 for each further page in its main category, with a two-sided sheet counted as two pages. Certain assignments and releases listing multiple instruments have additional reference-based charges. These are filing calculations rather than ordinary copy prices. State the instrument category and page count when obtaining a quote, especially when one document releases or assigns more than one prior filing.
The Circuit Clerk courts directory identifies the court office at 102 NE A Street and distinguishes domestic-case work from the recording service. A divorce order and a related deed may be maintained in different collections even when they concern the same property. Retain both the judicial case number and recorded reference. The Arkansas public-record guide provides state background-check and court-access routes beyond an individual county filing.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Recorded land instruments; no criminal-history report service.
Office page: bentoncountyar.gov
Probate Division records, separate from general County Clerk counter.
Office page: bentoncountyar.gov
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 405 investigations in Benton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $43,229,457 in back wages agreed for 100,114 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 330 on the Benton County record; 81 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 305 more with smaller records are on the Arkansas wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Benton County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Benton County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Arkansas Code 4-75-102 (Act 450 of 2021), a person may ask a publish for pay website in writing to remove his or her booking photograph; the site must remove it within five business days and may not charge a fee for removal.
The Arkansas criminal history record comes from the Arkansas State Police. Online search through the Arkansas State Police systems on ark.org: Criminal Background Checks with consent or legal mandate, or Open Criminal History for any other purpose. Fee: $22 per search for checks mandated by law or with the subject's signed consent; $24 per search on the Open Criminal History system for other personal searches.
Search the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry (Arkansas Crime Information Center), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county clerk or through the Arkansas Secretary of State. Arkansas has no online voter registration. Submit the application to a voter registration agency or mail it no later than 30 days before the election; the postmark counts as the submission date.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Benton County are kept by the Benton County Circuit Clerk, as ex officio county recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Arkansas come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records. The Department of Health offers vital records services in every county through its Local Health Units, which take walk in birth certificate requests. Online through vitalrecords.egov.com, by phone toll free at (866) 209-9482, by mail to Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, or in person at a Local Health Unit or the Little Rock office. Fee: $12 for the first copy of a birth record and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.
The office description places the Probate Division under the County Clerk.
The public-record notice says it does not and directs users to state services.
The instructions list 215 East Central, Room 202, Bentonville.
The office explanation says employees are not licensed or bonded to conduct searches.
The instructions permit issuance in a different Arkansas county.
The schedule counts it as two pages.
The court directory lists 102 NE A Street, separately from the Recorder counter.
The official contact directory lists 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.