Randolph County Warrant Records

Randolph County warrant records are held by the Sheriff's Office at 1510 Pace Road in Pocahontas and by the Circuit Clerk at 107 West Broadway. You can look up Randolph County warrant records by phone, at the Sheriff's front counter, or through the statewide case search. This page covers each route with phone numbers, hours, and tips for how to frame a request. Most active warrants come out of the Randolph County Circuit Court or the local District Court and show up in the case file when the judge signs.

Randolph County Sheriff Warrant Search

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office sits at 1510 Pace Road in Pocahontas. The main number is (870) 892-8888. Public counter hours run Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. A deputy can run a name check at the counter or by phone. The office holds the active warrant list for the county and serves warrants for Circuit and District Court judges.

Randolph County does not publish a public warrant list online. Phone verification is the standard route for residents. Have the subject's full legal name and date of birth when you call. The office can confirm whether a warrant is active, give the issuing court, and share the bond amount once set.

The warrant file at the Sheriff includes arrest warrants, bench warrants, capias, civil process, and search warrants. Bench warrants make up most of the active list. They come from missed court dates in Circuit or District Court.

Note: Dispatch takes after-hours emergency calls but is not equipped to read warrant files at night, so plan to call during regular hours.

Circuit Clerk in Pocahontas

The Randolph County Circuit Clerk sits at 107 West Broadway in Pocahontas. The number is (870) 892-5522. The clerk keeps the full court file for every warrant signed in Randolph County. That includes the sworn affidavit, the judge's signature, the warrant order, and the return after service. Public terminals at the counter let you look up a case by name or number at no charge.

Plain copies run about $0.25 per page. Certified copies cost more. A written FOIA request under Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 should list the subject, a date range, and the type of record sought. The first hour of search time is free. Agencies have three business days to respond under § 25-19-105.

Randolph County sits in the Third Judicial Circuit. That circuit also includes Jackson, Lawrence, and Sharp counties. The Circuit Court in Pocahontas handles felony cases, civil cases over the District Court limit, probate, and domestic relations. Misdemeanor and traffic cases go through the Randolph County District Court.

Randolph County Case Search Online

The Arkansas Judiciary Case Search is the best online tool for Randolph County warrant records. Randolph County is one of the counties listed as a partial-coverage jurisdiction on the statewide system, which means some docket data may be thinner than in larger counties, but warrant entries do appear on cases filed in recent years.

You can search by party name, case description, or case number. Warrant activity shows up as a docket entry when the judge signs or recalls a warrant. The tool is free to view. Certified copies still need to come from the Circuit Clerk. Records created before January 1, 2009 may have some detail redacted under Administrative Order 19.

The CourtConnect direct URL pulls the same data on a plainer interface. Help with the portal is available from the Administrative Office of the Courts at (501) 410-1900 option 1.

State Police History Check

The Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau runs a formal statewide criminal history check that can pick up warrants. Randolph County residents can apply by mail with Form 122 and a $25 fee, or online through an Information Network of Arkansas account with the subject's consent.

The State Police check is a statewide product, not a pure Randolph County warrant search. It does pull up warrants from any Arkansas agency in its database. Arkansas Code § 12-12-211 controls the fingerprint rule for the check. Volunteer fees of $11 apply under the Criminal History for Volunteers Act.

For a pure Randolph County warrant check, the Sheriff's phone line is still the fastest route.

ACIC and Randolph County

The Arkansas Crime Information Center is the state's law enforcement index for warrants. ACIC is not open to the public. Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008 sets the identity rule that must be met before a warrant record can be released. The office offers $22 name-based criminal record searches by appointment for residents who want a formal statewide record.

For a routine Randolph County warrant question, the Sheriff and the Circuit Clerk can both help at no cost. ACIC is more useful when you need a formal document for a court filing or a housing matter.

FOIA and Records Access

Arkansas treats warrants as public records under the state Freedom of Information Act. The Arkansas Attorney General operates a FOIA hotline at 1-800-482-8982. Call the line when a Randolph County office does not respond in time, or when you need help framing a request. The Attorney General's site has forms and plain-language guides.

Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 7.2 is the content rule for a warrant. A Randolph County warrant must list the subject, identifying data, the court, the case number, the offense and statute, the warrant type, the bond when set, and the signing judge.

Ongoing investigation files, grand jury material, juvenile cases, and certain sensitive identity records stay sealed or get redacted. The rest is open to any citizen of Arkansas.

Absconder and Corrections Check

The Arkansas Absconder Search lists people who left probation or parole. Most have active warrants. Filter by county to pull the Randolph County list. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search tells you whether a warrant has been served and the subject is in state prison.

Child support warrants run through the Office of Child Support Enforcement under Arkansas Code § 9-14-239. These are civil enforcement warrants but carry arrest authority for the officer serving them.

Note: A clean ADC check does not mean there is no active warrant in Randolph County. The local Sheriff still has the best view of the live list.

Types of Warrants Issued Here

Warrant records in Randolph County cover several main categories.

• Arrest warrants for new felony or misdemeanor charges
• Bench warrants for missed court dates
• Capias warrants tied to grand jury indictments
• Search warrants for property searches
• Child support warrants for non-payment

Bench warrants dominate the active list in most small counties. A bench warrant stays open until the defendant comes in or the judge pulls it back. A simple bond motion filed through the case attorney is the usual route. The Arkansas Courts Public Information portal hosts rules and forms that shape how bench warrants get cleared.