Search Texarkana Arrest Records
Texarkana arrest records on the Arkansas side are kept by the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department and by the Miller County Sheriff. Arrests by city police are booked into the Miller County Detention Center on East Street. The records unit sits on the third floor of the Bi-State Justice Center on Stateline Avenue. This page shows you how to pull a copy of a Texarkana arrest report, how to check the jail roster, and how to search statewide tools for a full history. Most Texarkana arrest records are open to the public under Arkansas law.
Texarkana at a Glance
Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Records
The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department sits inside the Bi-State Justice Center at 100 N. Stateline Avenue, Texarkana, Arkansas 75504-1885. Chief Ed Chattaway runs the department. The public face of the site hosts camera registration, a cyber crime and fraud unit page, and the Guardians of Texarkana outreach. An off-duty officer hire program is also on the site. Use the homepage as the starting point for all Texarkana arrest records needs.
A lead-in to the department home page sits above, and the image that follows was captured from the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department home page.
This image shows the top of the TAPD home page, which links to records, the city jail page, and the community outreach programs. Note that the Arkansas-side department is a separate agency from the Texas-side Texarkana Police Department. Arrests made on the Arkansas side are the ones that end up in Miller County records.
Texarkana Arrest Records Fees and Pickup
The TAPD Records Section sits on the third floor of the Bi-State Justice Center. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The section is closed on all official city holidays. Phone is (903) 798-3181. Fax is 903-793-3664. The records team handles all public report requests and all background check requests for the Arkansas side.
Fees are posted. Police incident reports are $5 per report. Accident and crash reports are $10. Background checks are $10 and require an in-person visit with a valid government ID plus one other form of ID. Certified copies are $5 per report. Third party requests for a criminal history need a signed, notarized letter of authorization from the subject.
Online options exist. The records page walks through the GovTransfer portal for remote requests and Lexis Nexis for crash reports. Use those tools if you cannot visit the records office in person. The screenshot below shows the records section layout and posted services.
The records section page also links to the city jail information and to the Miller County Sheriff, which is useful when you need booking data rather than the front-end arrest report.
Note: The fax machine is a real option for out-of-state requesters, but include a return address, a phone, and a copy of your ID.
Miller County Jail and Texarkana Arrest Records
Arrests made by Texarkana Arkansas Police are housed at the Miller County Detention Center at 2300 East Street, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854. The jail phone is 870-774-3001. Sheriff Wayne Easley runs the facility. For the full county picture, see the Miller County arrest records page on this site.
The jail roster is online at millercountyso.us and an inmate lookup mirror lives at millercountyjailar.org. The roster shows name, booking number, booking date, charges, and bond amount. The Sheriff's Office also has a Mobile Patrol app with push alerts on bookings and on releases.
The Bi-State Jail on the Texas side is a different place. It sits at 100 N. State Line Ave, Texarkana, Texas 75501 and the phone is 903-798-3199. People booked by Texas-side officers go there. People booked by Arkansas-side officers go to Miller County. That split matters when you search.
Statewide Search for Texarkana Arrest Records
Three state tools round out a Texarkana arrest records search. The first is ARCH. ARCH is the Arkansas Criminal History system at $24 per run. It is fingerprint-based and covers felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests under three years old, and sex offender status. ARCH is authorized by Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501.
The second is CourtConnect. This is the free public search for court cases across Arkansas. Miller County cases appear here once charges are filed. Use a name search or a case number. The tool covers criminal, civil, domestic, probate, and traffic cases.
The third is the Arkansas DOC Inmate Search. Use this after a person leaves the Miller County jail and is moved to state prison. The lookup covers state-run prisons and most county jails across Arkansas and is free.
Victim notifications come through VINE. Sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-800-510-0415 for custody, court, and release alerts on any offender tied to a Texarkana arrest. VINE is run by ACIC and is free and anonymous.
FOIA and District Court for Texarkana Arrests
Arkansas FOIA is the law that controls access. It sits at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Agencies have three business days to respond. Fees must match the real cost of copying. The Arkansas Attorney General's FOIA page posts opinions on hard questions. Open investigation files, juvenile records, and sealed arrests are not public.
District Court for Texarkana sits at 100 North Stateline Avenue inside the same Bi-State Justice Center. The phone is (903) 798-3181 for the building. First appearances and misdemeanor pleas happen in district court. Felony cases move up to Miller County Circuit Court, and the Administrative Office of the Courts oversees the full system from Little Rock.
Sealed Texarkana arrest records fall under the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act at Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401. Juvenile sealing is separate under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Sealed items drop off ARCH and off most CourtConnect views.
What a Texarkana Arrest Record Includes
Full Texarkana arrest records show the arrest date and time, the arresting officer and agency, the charges with statute citations, the booking number, the bond amount, the court date, and the release date if out. The Miller County roster adds age, sex, race, and a mugshot. The TAPD narrative adds witness notes and officer write-ups.
Held-back fields include ongoing investigation notes, informant names, undercover officer ids, juvenile personal details, and medical data. Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1013 gives any subject the right to see and challenge their own criminal history record. The ACIC desk at 501-682-2222 handles challenge requests.
Pair the TAPD arrest record with the Miller County jail record and an ARCH run for the best picture. The three together give you the narrative, the custody history, and the statewide conviction trail. Texarkana arrest records are often split across these three files.
Nearby Arkansas Cities
Texarkana sits on the Texas line in the southwest corner of Arkansas. For other cities with large records loads, use the links below.