Search St. Francis County Warrant Records

St. Francis County warrant records are held by the Sheriff's Office at 313 S. Izard Street in Forrest City and by the Circuit Clerk at the county courthouse. You can look up St. Francis County warrant records by phone, at the Sheriff's counter, or through the statewide case search portal. This page covers each route, with hours, phone numbers, and tips for framing a FOIA request. Most warrants come through the St. Francis County Circuit Court or the local District Court and land on the case docket once a judge signs.

St. Francis County Sheriff Warrants

The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office is at 313 S. Izard Street in Forrest City. The main number is (870) 633-2611. Office hours run Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. A deputy can confirm a warrant by phone or at the front counter for a caller with a specific name. The office holds arrest warrants, bench warrants, capias, civil process, and search warrants for the county.

St. Francis County does not post a public warrant list online. Phone verification is the main route. Have the subject's full legal name and date of birth ready. Deputies can give the issuing court and the bond amount once a judge has set it.

The Sheriff serves warrants for the St. Francis County Circuit Court and for the District Court. The office also coordinates with Forrest City Police on service of city-issued warrants. Federal warrants go through the U.S. Marshal.

Circuit Clerk Records

The St. Francis County Circuit Clerk in Forrest City can be reached at (870) 261-1700. The clerk keeps the full case file for every warrant signed in St. Francis County. That includes the sworn affidavit, the signed warrant, the bond order, and the return after service. Public terminals at the counter let you look up a case by name or number during business hours.

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

St. Francis County sits in the First Judicial Circuit. The Circuit Court handles felony cases, civil cases over the District Court limit, probate, and domestic relations. Misdemeanor and traffic cases go through the District Court.

Note: Federal warrants filed in the Eastern District of Arkansas are not in the Circuit Clerk's file, so check with the U.S. District Court separately.

St. Francis County Online Case Search

The Arkansas Judiciary Case Search covers St. Francis County court records. St. Francis is listed as a partial-coverage county on the statewide system, which means the depth of historical data may be lighter than in larger counties, but recent warrant activity typically shows up as docket entries on open cases.

The tool is free. You can search by party name, organization, case description, or case number. The CourtConnect direct URL pulls the same data with a plainer interface. Records created before January 1, 2009 may be redacted under Administrative Order 19.

Help with the portal is available from the Administrative Office of the Courts at (501) 410-1900 option 1 or toll free at (866) 823-5778. Certified copies of a St. Francis County warrant still need to come from the Circuit Clerk.

State Police Background Search

The Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau runs the formal statewide criminal history check. That product can pull up warrants alongside arrest and conviction data. St. Francis 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 signed consent. Arkansas Code § 12-12-211 controls the fingerprint rule for these checks.

Volunteer organizations pay a reduced $11 fee under the Criminal History for Volunteers Act. The State Police check is statewide, not a pure St. Francis County warrant search, but it does pick up warrants from any Arkansas agency.

ACIC Central Database

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

FOIA in St. Francis County

Arkansas treats warrants as public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The rule lives at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101. The Arkansas Attorney General runs a FOIA hotline at 1-800-482-8982 that helps residents frame requests and handle denials.

A written FOIA request to St. Francis County should list the subject, a date range, and the type of record sought. The agency has three business days to respond. Most local clerks respond the same day. Some items are held back: ongoing investigations, grand jury material, juvenile cases, and certain identity files stay sealed.

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

Absconder and Inmate Tools

The Arkansas Absconder Search lists people who left probation or parole. Most absconders tied to St. Francis County have active warrants. The search filters by county, name, and the supervising office. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search tells you if a St. Francis County warrant has been served and the subject is in state custody.

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

Warrant Categories in the County

St. Francis County warrant records cover the main warrant types.

• Arrest warrants for new felony and misdemeanor cases
• Bench warrants for failure to appear
• Capias warrants after a grand jury indictment
• Search warrants for property searches
• Alias warrants when a prior warrant did not lead to service
• Child support warrants for non-payment

Bench warrants make up most of the active list in St. Francis County. They come out when a defendant misses a court date. A bond motion through the case attorney is the usual way to clear an old bench warrant. The Arkansas Courts Public Information portal has rules and forms that guide how these motions get filed.

Note: Always confirm warrant status with the Sheriff before acting on online data. The online docket shows the order, but the Sheriff has the live file.

Forrest City and the First Circuit

Forrest City is the county seat and the main hub for courts in St. Francis County. The Forrest City Police Department holds city-issued warrants from the District Court. For a full warrant check on a Forrest City resident, pull records from both the Forrest City Police and the St. Francis County Sheriff.

The First Judicial Circuit covers St. Francis County along with Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and Woodruff counties. The Circuit Court judges rotate through the counties on set dockets. That structure shapes how warrants get scheduled for recall hearings and bond review.