Arkansas gives away more by name than most states. The Judiciary's Search ARCourts is free and attaches filings to some public cases; the Department of Corrections lets anyone search its inmate population or download the entire database; VoterView confirms a registrant from a name and date of birth; the Medical Board verifier and the Secretary of State's corporation search are open; and the Freedom of Information Act gives agencies three business days to produce a record. What the state holds back is the criminal history, which the State Police release only with the subject's signed consent.
The order to use: Search ARCourts first for cases and parties, the inmate search and the notification system next for status, VoterView to confirm a name and birth date belong together, then the Medical Board and the corporation search for licenses and companies, the Department of Health for certificates, and the county pages for property.
- Courts, free: Search ARCourts, searched by participant, with documents linked for some public cases.
- In custody: the Department of Corrections inmate search, by ADC number, county, name, facility, gender, offense category or race, or the full database as a download.
- Registered offenders: the Sex Offender Notification System.
- Voters, by name: VoterView, which needs the first name, last name and date of birth.
- Licenses, companies, certificates and money: the Medical Board verifier, the corporation search by registered agent, vital records at the Department of Health and Claim It AR.
Written by SearchSystems.net from Arkansas's own systems: the Arkansas Judiciary, the Department of Corrections, the Secretary of State's VoterView and corporation search, the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Department of Health, the Attorney General's FOIA page, the State Police background check system, each read on October 13, 2026 by the SearchSystems editorial team.
Search ARCourts, the Judiciary's case search
The Arkansas Judiciary's Search ARCourts is the case search that replaced Public CourtConnect; the search form opens on a participant search, with tips for navigating the tool and a note about allowing pop ups in Safari so that documents open. On its announcement page the Judiciary describes the new tool as a streamlined search with enhanced options, advanced filtering and simplified access to public court information, and it says Search ARCourts links to documents for some public court records, so the actual filings in a case can be read. The same page explains the coverage: all circuit courts provide case information through Search ARCourts as required by Administrative Order 8, most circuit courts offer additional information through their use of Contexte, and some district courts provide case information through the tool. Some information in court cases is not considered public under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 and is not available on the internet.
In practice a participant search returns the cases in which the name appears, and for a case with documents attached the filing itself tells the story, which is rare among state court searches.
The inmate search, and the whole database
The Arkansas Department of Corrections' Inmate Search searches the inmate population by any combination of ADC number, county, last name, first name, facility, gender, offense category and race, after the searcher agrees to a disclaimer. The same page offers the full inmate database as a download, which no neighboring state does. The department notes that inmates whose offense was committed before age 18 may be eligible for release earlier than the website indicates, and it takes questions at ADC.Public.Information@doc.arkansas.gov.
The Sex Offender Notification System
Arkansas publishes registered offenders through the Arkansas Sex Offender Notification System. The public search page delivered its title and no text to SearchSystems' reader, so the search terms are on the page itself.
VoterView: a registrant lookup by name and date of birth
The Secretary of State's VoterView looks up a registrant from a first name, last name and date of birth, all three required, and confirms the address, party association, ballot statuses and polling place locations. A name and date of birth that return No Matching Registrants are not registered under that combination. The site also finds a polling station from a residential address, and it requires cookies to run.
Doctors and other licensees at the Medical Board
The Arkansas State Medical Board verifies a medical practitioner's license status by license number or by last name. The board states its mission as regulating medical doctors, osteopathic medical doctors, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and radiology practitioners, among others, and its directory search by last name lists only licensees with an active Arkansas license. The board is at 1401 W. Capitol, Suite 340, Little Rock, AR 72201.
Companies, by name or by registered agent
The Secretary of State's corporation search covers incorporations, cooperatives, banks and insurance companies, and its form takes a corporation type, a name or fictitious name, a registered agent, the agent's city and state, or a filing number, with at least one term required. The registered agent field is the people search angle: it returns the companies a named person serves as agent for. The same site sells certificates of good standing, a bulk data download and a special request list builder. For service of process the office says to contact the Secretary of State directly, at State Capitol, 500 Woodlane Street, Suite 256, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-682-1010.
Birth, death, marriage and divorce records at $12
The Department of Health's Certificates and Records section covers orders for birth, death, divorce and marriage records, amendments, adoption file requests and the putative father registry, and the department says it offers vital records services in every county through the local public health units. Its birth record page sets the price at $12.00 for the first copy and $10.00 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; online orders add a $5.00 processing fee and a $1.85 identity verification fee, and when no record is found state law requires the department to keep $12.00 as a search fee. Eligible individuals order online in minutes, with 7 to 14 business days from approval plus shipping; by mail with the application, a check or money order and a copy of acceptable ID to Arkansas Department of Health Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, allowing 10 to 14 days; by telephone at (866) 209-9482; or in person at a local health unit or at the Little Rock office across from War Memorial Stadium, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, where most requests are filled the same day for customers arriving by 4:00 P.M. Same day service is not promised for corrections, court orders, paternity affidavits or genealogical requests for records before 1935.
Unclaimed property and the Address Confidentiality Program
Arkansas's unclaimed property search, Claim It AR, is run by the Auditor of State; the site answered SearchSystems with its title only, so its search is described on the site. The state's Address Confidentiality Program is administered through the Department of Finance and Administration's driver services, whose program page carried the heading alone when read; a participant's real address is kept out of the public records that this guide describes.
The Freedom of Information Act, and the background check that needs consent
The Attorney General calls the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act one of the most comprehensive and strongest open records and open meetings laws in the country and publishes a FOIA Handbook with the Arkansas Press Association and the Arkansas Broadcasters Association after every regular session. The office's summary: a public record is any writing, sound or video that reflects the performance or lack of performance of an official function; all records maintained by public employees within the scope of their employment are presumed public, though exemptions may shield some; government entities generally have up to three business days to provide a requested record; and custodians may charge only the actual costs of reproduction plus mailing.
The criminal history itself is the exception. The Online Criminal Background Check System is provided by the Arkansas State Police for authorized entities and is limited to persons or entities with the signed written consent of the subject of the record; an account with Tyler Arkansas is needed online, and a request can be mailed instead for $25.00 each. Online pricing is $22.00 per Arkansas name based check, $11.00 for volunteers, and $16.00 or $14.00 for national FBI fingerprint based checks where federal or state law gives the requester access. The site warns that using criminal history information for a purpose other than the one stated in the request is a Class A misdemeanor.
Arkansas: courts, voters and the download
Arkansas answers most of a people search without a fee. Search ARCourts names the cases and, for some, shows the filings; the inmate search and the notification system settle custody and registration; VoterView confirms that a name and birth date belong to a registered voter and gives the county; the Medical Board verifier and the registered agent search tie the name to a license or a company; and the Department of Health confirms a birth, death, marriage or divorce for an eligible requester. The property trail runs through the county circuit clerk and assessor, listed on the Arkansas county pages at SearchSystems.
Commercial people search services repackage these Arkansas sources and add nothing the State Police would release without the subject's consent. When a report makes a claim about an Arkansan, the court search and the inmate roster above are where it is checked.
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