Dallas County Warrant Records

Dallas County warrant records are held by the Sheriff Office in Fordyce and by the Circuit Clerk at the county courthouse. You can search Dallas County warrant records by phone, in person at the Sheriff front desk, or through the statewide Arkansas Judiciary Case Search. The county is small, rural, and many tasks still run through a live clerk. Use this page to find contact info, to learn what types of warrants the office holds, and to get a feel for how warrant records work in this part of south Arkansas.

Dallas County Sheriff Office

The Dallas County Sheriff Office sits at 106 S. Charlotte Street in Fordyce. The front desk line is (870) 352-2002. The office keeps the active warrant list for the county. Most records stay on paper. A person who calls can ask about a named subject, and a deputy will check the roster. Walk-in checks work the same way during regular hours. Bring a photo ID.

Active warrants in Dallas County cover the usual mix. Arrest warrants come out of new felony and misdemeanor cases. Bench warrants come out when a defendant misses court. Civil process and child support pickup orders round out the list. The Sheriff serves the paper and makes the arrest. A return then goes back to the Circuit Clerk for the file.

The office also runs an inmate roster at the Dallas County Detention Center. When a warrant is served and the subject gets booked in, the inmate record shows up. That is one way to tell if a warrant has been closed out. A booking does not always mean all warrants in other counties are cleared.

Note: Dallas County is small and does not post a live online warrant list, so a phone call is the fastest way to confirm warrant status.

Dallas County Circuit Clerk and Warrant Records

The Dallas County Circuit Clerk keeps the court file side of warrant records. The office is in Fordyce at the county courthouse. The phone number is (870) 352-2307. Staff handle case files, docket entries, warrant returns, bond paperwork, and orders from the circuit judge. A written FOIA request can get you a copy of most warrant filings once the file is open.

The clerk works with the 13th Judicial Circuit, which covers Dallas, Cleveland, Calhoun, Bradley, Union, and Ouachita counties. Felony warrants in Dallas County flow through the Circuit Court. District Court in Fordyce handles misdemeanor traffic and city-level cases along with the bench warrants that come out of those dockets.

Copies of warrant records at the clerk carry a small per-page fee. A certified copy costs a bit more. Under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105 the first hour of search time is free. Longer pulls get billed at the staff hourly rate. Send a written request by mail or hand it in at the front counter.

Search Dallas County Warrant Records Online

Most of Dallas County's court filings live in the statewide Arkansas Judiciary Case Search system. The site is free to use. You pick a court, pick Dallas County, or run a statewide query. Type the name, hit search, and review the results. A warrant that has been filed in a Dallas County case shows up as a docket entry on the case summary.

The screenshot above shows the case search landing page used to look up Dallas County warrant records along with any other court file in the state. Help with the tool is at (501) 410-1900, option 1.

The same data also lives at the direct CourtConnect URL. Both pages use the Contexte case system. Dallas County file history depends on when the local court moved onto the platform. Older cases may have less detail online.

Types of Dallas County Warrants

Dallas County warrant records fall into a handful of groups. Each has its own path through the court.

• Arrest warrants for new felony and misdemeanor charges
• Bench warrants for failure to appear or failure to comply
• Capias warrants after an indictment or information is filed
• Search warrants for property and evidence
• Child support pickup orders under Arkansas Code § 9-14-239

Bench warrants run the longest list at most rural clerks, and Dallas County is no different. A missed court date or a missed payment on fines can put a bench warrant on your record. Clearing a bench warrant usually means a new court appearance, a small fee, and a reset hearing. The clerk can tell you what the local judge expects.

Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 7.2 sets out what goes on a warrant. That includes the subject's name, identifiers, the offense, the cite, the issuing court, and the bond amount if set. The same rule applies to Dallas County cases as anywhere else in the state.

State Background Checks for Dallas County

For a wider view, the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau runs the state criminal history product. That check can pull warrant history from across Arkansas, not just Dallas County. A mail-in request runs $25. A volunteer check for a non-profit runs $11. The subject of the record must sign a written consent form, and the rule at Arkansas Code § 12-12-211 covers fingerprint and verification requirements.

The background check product is not a pure warrant search. It is a rap sheet. Warrant data shows up where it has been logged in a case file.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center holds the master index for law enforcement. ACIC is not open to the public. A member of the public can still get warrant status on a named subject under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008, which sets the ID rules for release of warrant data to individuals.

FOIA Access to Dallas County Warrant Records

Warrant records in Dallas County are open under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The main cite is Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 and the sections that follow. Any citizen of Arkansas may inspect a public record during regular office hours. The Arkansas Attorney General runs a FOIA hotline at 1-800-482-8982 that helps members of the public work through access questions.

Send a short written request to the Sheriff or the Circuit Clerk that names the subject, lists an approximate date of issuance, and notes the issuing court when known. Open investigation files stay closed. Sealed juvenile matters stay closed. The rest of the warrant file is open for review.

Note: The first hour of search time on a FOIA request is free under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105(d)(2)(A), and copy fees run only a few cents per page at most offices.

Absconder and Corrections Records for Dallas County

A person with a Dallas County warrant may also show up on one of the state supervision lists. The Arkansas Absconder Search tracks people who walked away from probation or parole. Most of them carry active warrants. The search can be filtered by county, by supervising office, and by name. Photos and physical data show up on each result.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections runs an inmate search that shows whether a person is in custody. When a Dallas County warrant has been served and the subject is in a state facility, the ADC record confirms it.

Courts and Cities in Dallas County

Dallas County sits in south central Arkansas. Fordyce serves as the county seat and holds the Circuit Court and District Court for the area. Sparkman is the other main town. Neither town meets the qualifying threshold for its own warrant page on this site, so warrant questions for Fordyce or Sparkman go through the same Sheriff office and Circuit Clerk noted above.

The 13th Judicial Circuit hears felony matters for Dallas County. Misdemeanor, traffic, and many small cash bond cases are handled at the District Court level. Both dockets flow into the Circuit Clerk file. The Arkansas Courts Public Information portal posts the court opinions and public rules that guide warrant practice across the state.

The public information site is a good backstop when you want the underlying law or a rule reference.

Nearby County Warrant Records

Cases sometimes cross county lines. These neighbors of Dallas County also run warrant lookups through their own Sheriff and Circuit Clerk.