Perry County Warrant Records Lookup

Perry County warrant records are held by the Sheriff's Office on Main Street in Perryville and by the Circuit Clerk at the county courthouse. To search Perry County warrant records, call the sheriff, stop in at the front desk, or run a docket search on the statewide case portal. The county falls in the 20th Judicial Circuit, which also covers Faulkner and Van Buren counties. The sheriff keeps the active list, and the clerk keeps the court file.

Perry County Sheriff Warrant Records

The Perry County Sheriff's Office at 2609 Main Street in Perryville holds the active warrant list. Call (501) 889-2333 during regular hours. Staff can confirm a warrant by name, read back the charge, and note the bond amount when the court has set one. There is no live online warrant database for Perry County, so the phone call or a trip to the front desk is the main path for a quick check.

Bring a photo ID when you visit. Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008 sets out the identification rules that apply before the sheriff releases warrant data. The office handles arrest warrants, bench warrants, search warrants, and civil process. Bench warrants for failure to appear often make up the bulk of the active list.

The sheriff also runs the county jail on the same site. That jail roster is a short document that lists current holds. When a warrant has been served, the person usually shows up on the roster for a day or two before bond or transfer.

Note: Small rural sheriff offices may close the records window when staff are on a call-out, so a follow-up call later in the day often works better than a single try.

Perry County Circuit Clerk and Court Files

The Perry County Circuit Clerk sits in Perryville and can be reached at (501) 889-5126. The clerk keeps the official court file for every criminal and civil case. That file is where a warrant record lives once a judge signs the order. Staff can pull a case by party name or case number. Plain copies cost $0.25 per page. Certified copies run $5.00.

Perry County is part of the 20th Judicial Circuit along with Faulkner and Van Buren counties. Court records feed into the Contexte case management system, so warrant entries also show up on the Arkansas Judiciary Case Search. That link is the best online path for a name query. Most docket entries are current within a day of the court action.

Note: The clerk may need a day or two to pull older paper files from the vault, so call ahead for records dated before 2005.

Perry County Warrant Search Online

The state case search is the main online window for Perry County warrant data. Use the CourtConnect public query and filter by the 20th Judicial Circuit. Plug in a party name and read the docket entries. Warrant language appears in the docket in plain text when a judge issues or recalls a warrant.

CourtConnect lets you pick a court and filter by case type. Felony cases run through the Circuit Court. Misdemeanor and traffic cases run through the District Court. Warrant events show up in both.

The Arkansas Absconder Search is a second online tool. It tracks people who walked away from probation or parole. Most absconders have an active warrant. The page shows a photo, the most serious offense, and the absconded date. Filter by Perry County to pull a short list.

FOIA Rules for Perry County Warrant Records

Warrant records in Perry County are public under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The law at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 covers records kept by a public office. A citizen of Arkansas can ask to see a warrant file during regular hours. A written request lists the subject name, a date range, and the record type. A short letter or email is fine.

Fees track the statewide rule. First hour of search is free. Plain copies are $0.25 per page. The Arkansas Attorney General runs a FOIA hotline at 1-800-482-8982 that helps when an office does not respond in time.

Exempt items include juvenile records, grand jury minutes, active investigation files, and protected witness data. Everything else is open. Warrant files fall in the open category almost every time.

Note: A FOIA request to the sheriff covers the active list. A FOIA request to the clerk covers the court file. Send both when you want the full record.

Types of Perry County Warrants

Warrants in Perry County come from Circuit Court and District Court judges. The most common types on file are bench warrants for failure to appear and arrest warrants on new charges. Each warrant type follows the same content rules under the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure.

• Arrest warrants on new felony or misdemeanor charges
• Bench warrants for failure to appear or pay
• Search warrants for property searches
• Capias warrants after grand jury indictment
• Child support warrants under Arkansas Code § 9-14-239

Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 7.2 lists what must appear on every warrant. The subject name, the offense, the statute cite, the issuing court, the case number, and the bond amount are all part of the required content. Child support warrants run through the state office in Little Rock in coordination with local prosecutors.

State Criminal History Checks

The Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau runs the official state criminal history check. That check can include warrant data from Perry County. Online users need an INA account. The subject of the record must sign a written consent. Mail-in checks cost $25 and use Form 122. Volunteer checks for non-profits run $11. Fingerprint rules are at Arkansas Code § 12-12-211.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center holds the statewide law enforcement index. The public does not get direct ACIC access. Release of warrant info follows the identification rules in Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008, so the case search and the sheriff are the public-facing tools most people use.

Corrections Resources and Court Portal

The Arkansas Department of Corrections runs an inmate search that tells you if a Perry County warrant has been served and the person is now in state custody. The ADC tool does not list active warrants, but it closes the loop on a served warrant. The Arkansas Courts Public Information portal posts court rules and appellate opinions, which help when you need the law behind a warrant ruling.

Nearby Counties

Perry County sits in central Arkansas just west of Little Rock. Nearby counties for warrant records include Pulaski County, Faulkner County, Conway County, Yell County, Saline County, and Garland County. Each county has a Sheriff and a Circuit Clerk. The process is the same across the region, though Pulaski and Saline carry much larger active warrant lists than Perry.