Arkansas Public Records Information

The courts of Arkansas maintain the Arkansas open and public records. Most of the public records are accessible easily through the county courthouses. Public records generally include vital records, driving records, court records, incarceration records, real estate records and background records. But the public records other than these are available from the state, local and county government offices.

Vital Records

The vital records of Arkansas are available from the state vital statistics office, which includes birth and death records from 1914 to the present and it also contains marriage records from 1917 to the present and divorce records from 1923 to the present. The records of all the vital records prior to these years are available from the city clerk offices.

You can get all the information about the vital records in Arkansas from the Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, 4815, West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.

- To obtain a copy of birth record, you will have to pay $5.00.
- To obtain a copy of death record, you will have to pay $4.00.
- To obtain a copy of marriage record, you will have to pay $5.00.
- To obtain a copy of marriage record in a county, the charges often vary from county to county.
- To obtain a copy of divorce record, you will have to pay $5.00.

Criminal Records

The criminal records in Arkansas are accessible through various free public forms, but there are administrative charges for some of the criminal records. The records which are available to the public for a certain fee may include national, federal, state, city and county records. Some of the county courthouse addresses are given below, where you can visit in person to obtain the criminal records:

Arkansas County
P.O. Box 719
Stuttgart, AR 72160 0719

Baxter County
1 E. 7th St.
Mountain Home, AR 72653 4065

For information on Arkansas Crime Statistics, sex offender and most wanted rankings visit Arizona Department of Public Safety’s official website http://www.azdps.gov/, which stores the historical criminal statistics.

You can also visit the Arkansas Department of Corrections by accessing http://www.adc.arkansas.gov for the list of state prisons and inmates and other criminal information.

Business, Legal and Revenue Records

You can also get information about the business commercial services from http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/ for gathering information about incorporations, banks, cooperatives and insurance companies.

From the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration you can get information about tax forms and issues, pay business taxes and you can also check for child support payments. You can also visit http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/.

Transportation Records

The records on transportation are maintained by the Department of Transportation for the public to access. You can visit the Arkansas Department of Transportation at P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, Phone 501 569 2000 or you can access the department from http://www.arkansashighways.com/.

Information about vehicle registration, title and lien perfection laws are available from the Office of Motor Vehicle, 1900 West Seventh Street Suite 2042, Ragland Building, Little Rock, AR 72201 or you can visit http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/motor_vehicle/.

Adoption Records

One can also get records on adoption from the Department of Human Services, Division of Children & Family Services, PO Box 1437 slot 808, 626 Donaghey Plaza South, Little Rock, AR 72203 1437. The personal information within the adoption records are subject to certain limitations and are not disclosed without counseling.