Where Horseshoe Bend's records are kept. Court and property records for Horseshoe Bend sit with Izard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Arkansas.
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As a small town, Horseshoe Bend relies on Izard County and the State of Arkansas for its public records. The cards below are the Arkansas state offices, and the Izard County offices are on our Izard County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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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.
The Arkansas State Police page on the Department of Public Safety site, with licensing and searches, news releases, the ASP calendar and headquarters at 1 State Police Plaza Drive in Little Rock.
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.
Arkansas Secretary of State Business Entity Search
Search corporations, cooperatives, banks and insurance companies filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State, with a bulk data download and a business entity special request list builder.
State office in Little Rock for business entity searches, franchise tax and annual report filings, UCC filings, notary commissions, apostilles and nonprofit or charitable registrations.
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.
What we hold on Horseshoe Bend, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Horseshoe Bend at a glance
County
Izard County
County seat
Melbourne
Population
2,440
Izard County population
13,577
Local records
Izard County offices
ZIP codes
72512
About Horseshoe Bend public records
Horseshoe Bend in ZIP code 72512 keeps its own council and town business records. Melbourne, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Izard County office is listed on our Izard County page.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Horseshoe Bend address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Horseshoe Bend, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has 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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Horseshoe Bend public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas?
Voter registration in Arkansas is run by the Arkansas Secretary of State, and the county clerk keeps the roll for Horseshoe Bend. Arkansas has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. 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 get a birth or death certificate in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Arkansas come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records. The fee is $12 for the first copy of a birth record and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time. The Department of Health offers vital records services in every county through its Local Health Units, which take walk in birth certificate requests.
How do I look up property records in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas?
Deeds for property in Horseshoe Bend are recorded by the Circuit Clerk, as ex officio county recorder, the County Assessor sets the assessed value, and the County Collector sends the tax bill. Our Izard County page lists those offices.
How do I find business license records in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas?
How do I run an Arkansas criminal background check?
Arkansas criminal history checks are run by the Arkansas State Police. The fee is $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. 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.
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