Union County Criminal History Search
Union County Criminal History records start in El Dorado, the county seat. The Sheriff's Office at 250 American Road runs the Union County Detention Center with 346 beds. The Circuit Clerk at 101 North Washington Avenue keeps felony court files and land records. El Dorado Police investigate cases inside the city limits. This page shows how to pull a Union County Criminal History file from each source, from a live jail roster to a full state rap sheet. All links go to official county or state tools. Start your search below.
Union County Criminal History Overview
Union County Sheriff Criminal History Records
The Union County Sheriff's Office is at 250 American Road, El Dorado, AR 71730. The main phone line is (870) 864-1970. The jail line is (870) 864-1987. The fax is (870) 862-8725. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Visitation is every day from 8 AM to 8 PM. The Sheriff runs the Union County Detention Center at the same address, with a capacity of 346 inmates on 213 beds.
The screen above is from the Union County Sheriff's Office website. From there you can reach the inmate roster, visitation rules, and contact forms. The agency handles patrol for all unincorporated areas, plus warrants and investigations for the whole county.
The Sheriff also runs a public inmate roster. This is one of the main Union County Criminal History tools for a quick name check.
Union County Inmate Roster
The online inmate roster lists current detainees by booking number, name, age, sex, race, booking date, and charges.
As shown in the Union County inmate roster above, each record shows key book in data at a glance. The roster updates when the jail adds or releases a person. For bond info or release plans, call the jail line. Warrant checks run through the Sheriff's records desk. Bring a photo ID during business hours.
Union County Circuit Clerk Criminal History Files
The Union County Circuit Clerk is at 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 102, El Dorado, AR 71730. The phone line is (870) 864-1960. The clerk keeps all circuit court files, including felony criminal cases, civil suits, juvenile cases, and domestic relations. The clerk also serves as the ex officio recorder for real estate.
For Union County Criminal History court searches, use the Arkansas Judiciary Search ARCourts tool. Union County posts partial case info through this feed. Search by party name, case number, case type, or date filed. For case events not posted online, the clerk can pull the file in person or email a copy for a fee.
Certified copies cost $5.00 per document. Copy fees run $0.25 per page. E-filing for attorneys runs through the statewide eFlex system. Pro se filers can still drop paper filings at the clerk's counter.
Federal Court Records for Union County
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has an El Dorado Division at 101 South Jackson Avenue, Room 205. The phone line is 1-833-853-0345. Federal felony cases from Union County land here when the charge is federal. Federal court docket data runs through PACER, a separate paid federal system. For a federal Union County Criminal History search, start with the PACER case locator.
For inmates held on a federal sentence, the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator shows current custody. Union County federal cases covered in the El Dorado Division include the counties of Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita, and Union. The full district handles every federal felony case filed in western Arkansas.
Union County Land Records
Land records sometimes tie into a Union County Criminal History file. Forfeiture notices, tax liens, and mortgage filings all land at the Circuit Clerk's office as ex officio recorder. A free online portal posts the land index for the county.
The view above is from the Union County land records portal. Search by name, document type, or book and page. Deed, mortgage, lien, plat, and UCC filings show up in the list. This is a fast way to confirm a person's address or any liens tied to a criminal case.
Recording fees are $15.00 for the first page, $5.00 for each extra page. Certified land record copies run $5.00. The portal pulls from the county's recording database, which updates on a rolling basis.
Statewide Criminal History Tools
The Arkansas State Police keeps the master fingerprint record for every Union County arrest booked into the state system. For a full Union County Criminal History rap sheet, the state tools are the main source.
Use the ARCH public search at $24.00 per name check. ARCH shows felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests less than three years old, and sex offender status. The system was set up under Act 1185 of 2015 at Ark. Code § 12-12-1501. For certified results, use Form ASP-122 through the Arkansas State Police background check forms page at $25.00 by mail or in person.
The CBC portal runs consent based checks for those with written permission from the subject. State checks are $22.00, or $11.00 for volunteers. FBI fingerprint add on is $13.00. An INA account through the Information Network of Arkansas is required. For inmates in state prison after a Union County conviction, use the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search. For sex offender checks in El Dorado and the rest of the county, use the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry.
For victim alerts on a custody change, sign up at VINELink. The service is free. Alerts go out by phone, email, or TTY. Arkansas State Police records are based on fingerprint arrest cards submitted by law enforcement, not just on court records. That means the ARCH database holds arrest info that may not appear in court data if the charges were dropped or dismissed.
ARCH does not include juvenile records, dismissed charges, unresolved misdemeanor arrests, felony arrests more than three years old, sealed or pardoned convictions, out of state records, or traffic citations. For a full check across state lines, the FBI fingerprint add on through CBC is the option. Misuse of criminal history data is a Class A misdemeanor under Arkansas law.
Union County FOIA Requests
The Arkansas FOIA law at Ark. Code § 25-19-101 covers every public office in Union County. The Sheriff, Clerk, and district court must answer a request within three business days. Fee is the cost of copies. If the bill tops $25.00, the office can ask for pre payment.
Some Union County Criminal History data stays closed. Juvenile court files are sealed by statute at Ark. Code § 9-27-309. Open investigation files stay closed during the case. Sealed and expunged cases drop off the public court search.
Note: Union County city arrests in El Dorado often show up on both the city police report and the Sheriff's inmate roster after book in at the Detention Center.
Nearby Counties and Criminal History Resources
Union County sits in south central Arkansas on the Louisiana line. These nearby counties share the same state tools, so a cross county Union County Criminal History check may help.
Cities in Union County Criminal History
The county's largest city posts its own Union County Criminal History page for police level records.