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Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

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.

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Arkansas Unclaimed Property

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.

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Police & jail

Arkansas Sex Offender Registry Search

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.

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Arkansas Sex Offenders

Search the Arkansas Crime Information Center for registered offenders by name or location.

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Arkansas Attorney General

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.

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Arkansas State Police

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.

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Cleveland County at a glance

State
Arkansas
County seat
Rison
Population
7,550
Area
599 sq mi
Founded
1873
Cities and towns
3

Cleveland County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Cleveland County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Cleveland County.

Police Departments. In addition to Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Cleveland County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Rison Police Department and the Kingsland Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, headquartered. AR 71665, provides primary law enforcement services throughout Cleveland County's unincorporated areas and is the custodian of Cleveland County Detention Facility. Inmate lookups for Cleveland County jail can be conducted by contacting the detention facility directly during business hours, as Cleveland County does not currently maintain a full online inmate roster; inquiries about current detainees, booking information, and visitation schedules are handled by phone or in-person at the Sheriff's Office. Arrest records in Cleveland County are considered public records under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-19-101 et seq, which establishes that most law enforcement records are accessible to the public unless specifically exempted by law.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Cleveland County are maintained by Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Cleveland County are taken and retained by Cleveland County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Cleveland County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Cleveland County

Old mine sites
36
Sites with no status in the records
2
Past producers, now closed
36
Producing when recorded
2
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Clay
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
57
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1973
Records behind them
117 records for 97 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 40 mine sites inside the county: 36 past producers, now closed, 2 sites producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 57 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay.

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.

Rye Rison New Edinburg Staves Woodlawn Kingsland N 10 miles
Cleveland County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Arkansas mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Cleveland County (40 shown, 57 unnamed on the map)

Cleveland County sits over the Texas Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Arkansas DEQ Coal Program (abandoned coal mine reclamation) and linked below.

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Cleveland County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 12 investigations in Cleveland County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $19,893 in back wages agreed for 27 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.

Investigations closed
12
Back wages agreed
$19,893
Workers due back wages
27
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
11
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Chris Reed Logging, Inc.Rison2$19,70518
Housing Authority of the City RisonRison1$1881
Towery Chicken Catchers, IncNew Edinburg1$00
Bryant Chicken Catching, Inc.Kingsland1$00
Elbert Miller CorporationKingsland1$08
McClellan Catch Crew 2ndNew Edinburg1$00
Annes Day careKingsland1$00
Cleveland County Haed StartKingsland1$00
Cleveland Copunty Head StartRison1$00
Cleveland County Head StartRison1$00
Tanner FarmRison1$00

Every employer on the Cleveland County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Arkansas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. 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.

How do I get a criminal background check in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

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.

How can I look up sex offenders in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

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.

How do I register to vote in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

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.

How do I look up property records in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Cleveland County are kept by the Cleveland 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.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

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.

How do I find business license records in Cleveland County, Arkansas?

Business entity filings are searched with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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