Access North Little Rock Criminal History

North Little Rock Criminal History records split between city and county offices. The North Little Rock Police Department holds city arrest and incident files. The Pulaski County Sheriff runs the regional jail. The Pulaski County Circuit Clerk holds all felony court files. Use this page to find each tool fast. NLRPD posts FAQs and media contacts online. The city has a dedicated district court for misdemeanors. State tools at ARCH and ADC give the final layer of North Little Rock Criminal History data. Links on this page go to the official sources.

North Little Rock Police Department Criminal History

The North Little Rock Police Department is the main source for city level North Little Rock Criminal History records. The non emergency number is 501-758-1234. Chief of Police Patrick Thessing is at 501-771-7102. The Records Section line is 501-771-7119. Media Relations and FOIA requests are at 501-771-7109. The Professional Standards Unit is at 501-771-7112 or 501-771-7107. Investigations is at 501-812-2559.

The image shows the North Little Rock Police Department website. From here you can reach unit contacts, FAQ data, and the records request page. NLRPD runs four sub stations covering Downtown, Levy, Rose City, and Lakewood.

Crash reports come from 501-771-7169. ECrash reports are available online for quick access. Fine payment runs online or by calling 501-771-7129 for court date info. The Police Athletic League is at 501-791-8504.

FOIA Requests for North Little Rock Criminal History

Arkansas FOIA at Ark. Code § 25-19-105 covers North Little Rock Criminal History records held by NLRPD. The law gives Arkansas citizens the right to request public records. Reply time is 3 business days. Fees over $25 may require pre pay.

The image shows the NLRPD Media Relations FAQs page. It covers common records questions. For a FOIA request, call Media Relations at 501-771-7109 or use contact info on the site. The page also posts how to get crash reports, arrest data, and press materials.

Juvenile files are sealed under Ark. Code § 9-27-309. Open cases stay out of public view while active. Sealed and expunged cases are pulled from public court search. Names of minor victims and personal data such as social security numbers get redacted from any release.

Pulaski County Court Records for North Little Rock

Felony cases from North Little Rock head up to Pulaski County Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk is at 401 West Markham Street, Suite 100, Little Rock, AR 72201. Phone (501) 340-8500. Email courtrecords@pulaskiclerk.com. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. For more on county tools, see the Pulaski County page.

Copy fees at the clerk are $0.25 per page. A certified copy is $5.00. Files are scanned back to 2000, with orders online back to 1997. Older files need a staff pull. The clerk maintains civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile files. Juvenile records are not open for public view.

The North Little Rock District Court is at 1 Justice Center Drive. Phone (501) 340-5373. The court handles city misdemeanors, traffic, and small claims. Fines can be paid online, by phone at 501-771-7129, or in person. Citations can be paid online at pay.arcourts.gov.

Statewide name based searches pull North Little Rock cases from the Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect system. Pulaski County is a full records participant. Search by name, case number, or filing date. Full case data includes charges, court dates, and case status.

Pulaski County Sheriff and Regional Jail

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office runs the regional jail that holds North Little Rock arrestees. The main office is at 2900 S. Woodrow Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Phone (501) 340-6600. The Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility is at 3201 West Roosevelt Road. Jail phone (501) 340-7001. On a given day, more than 1,200 people are held at this jail.

The Sheriff uses the Zuercher portal for the public inmate roster. Each record shows mugshot, race, sex, date of birth, arrest date, charges, and bond amount. The portal updates as bookings and releases move through the jail system. Call (501) 340-5351 for custody checks by phone.

The Warrants Division at the Sheriff handles active warrants for North Little Rock District Court cases. Phone (501) 340-6625. The division works with Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and Maumelle courts. To check for open warrants on your name, give staff your full name and date of birth. Persons with active warrants are asked to turn themselves in during regular hours.

Statewide Tools for North Little Rock Criminal History

A full North Little Rock Criminal History rap sheet runs through the Arkansas State Police. The ARCH public search costs $24 per name. It shows felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests less than 3 years old, and sex offender status. For a fingerprint based check, use Form ASP-122 at $25 from the Arkansas State Police background check forms page.

Consent based checks run through the Information Network of Arkansas portal. State CBC is $22 or $11 for volunteers. An FBI fingerprint add on is $13. CBC needs a signed release from the subject.

For people held by the state after a North Little Rock conviction, use the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search. Results show intake date, sentence, and known aliases. Victims can sign up for custody alerts at VINELink. Free alerts go by phone, email, or TTY when custody changes. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry covers sex offender lookups by name or area.

The Arkansas Attorney General runs a FOIA hotline. The yearly FOIA handbook sits on arkansasag.gov. Use it for detailed guidance on records law.

North Little Rock Criminal History Rights and Records

Anyone whose name shows up in a North Little Rock Criminal History file has the right to see the record. Ark. Code § 12-12-1013 gives the subject this right. If a file lists the wrong arrest or a charge that was dropped, the subject can ask the agency to fix it. The challenge process runs through Ark. Code § 12-12-211 and ACIC Regulation 7(F). Arkansas State Police runs the fingerprint check to confirm or correct the record at no extra cost.

The fingerprint based match is what makes the state North Little Rock Criminal History check more reliable than a name only look up. Two people can share a name. Only one set of prints will match the actual subject. Local police feed their prints into the ACIC hub. That flow keeps the state record in sync with local arrests in North Little Rock.

Sealing a North Little Rock Criminal Case

Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401 et seq. lays out how a person can ask the court to seal or expunge an old case. Once sealed, the case drops off the public view of ARCH and Search ARCourts. It still exists in the court file, but only courts and law enforcement can see it. Some offenses can never be sealed.

Eligibility depends on the offense, the time since the case ended, and full payment of fines and costs. North Little Rock residents who want to file a sealing petition can get help from the Center for Arkansas Legal Services at (501) 376-3423 or Legal Aid of Arkansas at (870) 972-9224. Both groups offer free help to people who qualify.

VINE Alerts for North Little Rock Criminal Cases

For North Little Rock crime victims, the VINELink service offers free alerts when an offender's custody status changes. ACIC runs the Arkansas side of VINE with Appriss. The alerts come by phone, text, email, or TTY. A transfer, release, or escape triggers a notice right away.

The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is also run through ACIC. A North Little Rock resident can search by address, city, or zip code, and sign up for alerts on offenders near home or work. Level 2, 3, and 4 offenders show on the public site. Level 1 stays with law enforcement only. An address change must be reported 10 days ahead, or 3 days in an emergency case.

Nearby Cities and Criminal History Resources

North Little Rock sits across the Arkansas River from Little Rock. Check the nearby city pages below when a case spans the metro area.