Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Hot Springs is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, with about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Hot Springs offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Hot Springs, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Hot Springs records are kept
- Kept by the City of Hot Springs: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Garland County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Garland County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Hot Springs City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Hot Springs.
- Website: hotspringsar.gov/123/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Hot Springs, AR)
- Phone: (501) 321-6815
- Address: 133 Convention Boulevard Hot Springs, AR 71901
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Hot Springs City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: hotspringsar.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/City-Hall-23 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 501-321-6811
- Address: 133 Convention Blvd. Hot Springs, AR 71901
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Hot Springs
Arkansas public records law applies to the city government of Hot Springs. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: hotspringsar.gov/1290/Records (page title: Records | Hot Springs, AR)
- Phone: (501) 321-6789
- Address: 3167 Police Records Division 641 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901
- Hours: Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Hot Springs website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Hot Springs offices listed above, and the city's own website is hotspringsar.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Hot Springs city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at hotspringsar.gov/123/City-Clerk, phone (501) 321-6815. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Hot Springs?
Hot Springs cases are heard by the courts that serve Garland County, and people arrested in Hot Springs are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Garland County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Hot Springs?
Through the city's records request page at hotspringsar.gov/1290/Records, phone (501) 321-6789. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.