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.
West Memphis is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, with about 24,000 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 West Memphis 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 West Memphis, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where West Memphis records are kept
- Kept by the City of West Memphis: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Crittenden 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 Crittenden County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
West Memphis 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 West Memphis.
- Website: westmemphisar.gov/m/directory/department?did=7 (page title: Staff Directory, City Clerk)
- Phone: 870-732-7510
- Address: 205 South Redding St. West Memphis, AR 72301
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
West Memphis 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: westmemphisar.gov/facilities/facility/details/City-Hall-14 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 870-732-7500
- Address: 205 South Redding Street West Memphis, AR 72301
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West Memphis
Arkansas public records law applies to the city government of West Memphis. 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: westmemphisar.gov/426/Records-Divison (page title: Records Divison | West Memphis, AR)
- Address: 626 East Broadway West Memphis, AR 72301-3211
- 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.
West Memphis Arrest Records
The West Memphis arrest records guide covers the agency that reports West Memphis's arrests to the FBI and the 1,685 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in West Memphis is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
West Memphis Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to West Memphis, each written from the city's own offices and figures: West Memphis warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), West Memphis inmate search (the custody page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), West Memphis criminal records (the court file, the Arkansas criminal history and the local arrest records), West Memphis court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), West Memphis DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), West Memphis divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and West Memphis property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West Memphis website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West Memphis offices listed above, and the city's own website is westmemphisar.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find West Memphis city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at westmemphisar.gov, phone 870-732-7510. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for West Memphis?
West Memphis cases are heard by the courts that serve Crittenden County, and people arrested in West Memphis are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Crittenden County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from West Memphis?
Through the city's records request page at westmemphisar.gov/426/Records-Divison. 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.