Find Jacksonville Arrest Records
Jacksonville arrest records are kept by the Jacksonville Police Department and by the Pulaski County Sheriff at the Regional Detention Facility in Little Rock. Arrests by city officers are booked into the county jail, which makes Pulaski County the main custody hold point for anyone picked up in Jacksonville. This page shows where to look for a Jacksonville arrest report, which phone to call for records, and how to use the state search tools for a full criminal history. Most Jacksonville arrest records are open under Arkansas law.
Jacksonville at a Glance
Jacksonville Police Department Arrest Records
The Jacksonville Police Department handles day to day arrest activity in the city. The records desk is at 1416 West Main Street, Jacksonville, AR 72076. Hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The main phone is 501-982-3191. The department keeps detailed files on arrests and criminal activity inside city limits. You can request an arrest report in person, by mail, or by fax. Fingerprinting is also done at the station.
To get a Jacksonville arrest record, bring the date, time, and location of the incident along with a case or incident number if you have one. You will also want the names of the parties and, for your own record, your driver's license number. The records team sends the file out once the fee is paid.
A lead-in to the city's official site sits above. The image that follows was captured from the City of Jacksonville home page.
This image shows the city's front page, which links to the police department, the city clerk, and the council calendar. The same page is where most Jacksonville arrest records requests start.
Fees for Jacksonville Arrest Reports
Fees at Jacksonville Police Department are short and posted. Accident reports run $10. Incident reports run $6 to $20 depending on the method. Arrest reports are available through a FOIA request. Any arrest record that involves a sealed case, an open investigation, a juvenile, or an informant is held back.
Pay at the records window with cash, a money order, or a card if the station has a reader that day. Bring a photo ID. For third party requests, expect to show a notarized release from the subject of the record. That keeps things in line with Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 carve-outs for personal privacy.
Note: The City Council meets on the first and third Thursday at 6 p.m., and public records of those meetings are kept by the City Clerk at City Hall.
Pulaski County Jail and Jacksonville Arrest Records
Every Jacksonville arrest runs through the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility at 3201 West Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72204. The jail holds over 1,200 detainees on a daily basis and is the largest county lockup in Arkansas. It opened in 1994. The main line is (501) 340-7001. For the full county file, see the Pulaski County arrest records page on this site.
The live roster is at pulaskijail.com. You can search by name. Results show name, booking date, charges, and bond. Sheriff Eric S. Higgins runs the office. The sheriff's home page is pcso.org. A separate arrest lookup at mirrors some of the data with mugshots and arresting agency details.
If you know a person was picked up in Jacksonville but don't see them on the Pulaski roster yet, check back after the shift change. Pulaski updates fast but new arrestees can take hours to hit the public list. For a hard status, call the jail line.
State Tools for Jacksonville Arrest Records
Arkansas has three state tools that fill in the rest of a Jacksonville arrest records search. ARCH at arch.ark.org is the Arkansas Criminal History system. It's fingerprint-based and costs $24 per run. It's authorized by Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501. ARCH returns felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests under three years old, and sex offender levels 1 through 4.
CourtConnect is the free public search for court cases across Arkansas. Pulaski County cases are well represented. You can search by name, business, case type, or citation number. A Jacksonville arrest that moves to district or circuit court shows up once the prosecutor files charges.
The ADC Inmate Search is the Department of Corrections tool and is free. It covers state-run prisons and most county jails. Use it when a person leaves Pulaski for state custody. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is the fourth big state tool, run by ACIC under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-903.
FOIA Rules for Jacksonville Arrest Records
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the legal frame. Agencies have three business days to respond. Requesters must be Arkansas citizens. Fees can't exceed real reproduction cost. The Arkansas Attorney General's opinions page posts FOIA guidance and case handbooks. AG opinions 2003-057 and 2003-183 cover sealed record access.
Sealed Jacksonville arrest records fall under the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act at Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401. Juvenile sealing sits at Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Any file that's been sealed drops off ARCH and off public CourtConnect views. Police and courts still hold the record for limited uses.
The subject of a record has the right to see and challenge it. Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1013 is the controlling statute. Challenges go to the Administrator of the ACIC Criminal History Division at 501-682-2222. There is no fee to challenge a record you think is wrong.
Pulaski County Court and Jacksonville Cases
Pulaski County District Court hears misdemeanors and first appearances for Jacksonville arrests. Felony cases move to Pulaski County Circuit Court for trial and plea. The Administrative Office of the Courts at 625 Marshall Street, Little Rock, 501-682-9400, runs CourtConnect and oversees the statewide system. Director Marty Sullivan heads the office.
For a victim notice on a Jacksonville arrest, sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-800-510-0415. VINE is run in Arkansas by ACIC. It covers custody status, court events, parole, and releases. Sign-ups are anonymous and protected from FOIA.
Support services for the court come through VINE and the AOC. Together with Pulaski County files and JPD narratives, these give you the full Jacksonville arrest records chain from booking to final disposition.
Note: ACIC data is mostly restricted to law enforcement, so public searches should start with ARCH and CourtConnect.
More on Jacksonville Arrest Records
Jacksonville arrest records tie back through the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility as the primary booking site. Fingerprinting services are also available at Jacksonville Police Department. City Council meets first and third Thursday each month at 6:00 PM. The city's annual budget is approximately $16.5 million (FY2023). Arkansas FOIA governs records requests. Vital records are through the Pulaski County Clerk. Property records flow through the Pulaski County Assessor's Office.
Nearby Arkansas Cities
Jacksonville shares Pulaski County with Little Rock, Maumelle, and North Little Rock. For sister city pages, see the links below.