North Little Rock 24 Hour Booking

North Little Rock 24 hour booking records track people taken into custody by North Little Rock Police and booked into the Pulaski County jail. The North Little Rock Police Department makes the arrest, but the booking sheet is held at the county detention facility. This page shows where to look up a recent booking, how to reach the right records unit, and what to ask for when you file a records request. You can look up a name, a case, or a booking date. Most of the work flows through Pulaski County.

North Little Rock 24 Hour Booking Records

The North Little Rock Police Department sits at 200 W Pershing Boulevard, North Little Rock, AR 72114. You can call the main line at (501) 758-1234. The Records Division is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. NLRPD holds the arrest report for any case its officers file. The booking sheet goes with the person to the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. So for a full 24 hour booking file, you may need to ask both the city and the county.

NLRPD policy states that "Incident and accident reports may be obtained by the public or private businesses with the paid appropriate fee in three (3) to five (5) business days." That matches the three day rule under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 for most FOIA requests.

You can ask NLRPD for records in person, by phone, by mail, by fax, or online for accident reports. The Professional Standards Unit takes FOIA requests for police records. Plain text FOIA requests go to that unit.

NLRPD runs its own public website at nlrpolice.org. The site has links to the Records Division, the accident report portal, and the FOIA contact.

The image above shows the NLRPD home page with its public records links. Use that page to find the right contact for the type of report you need.

Pulaski County Jail and 24 Hour Booking

All North Little Rock arrests get booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. The Pulaski County Sheriff runs the jail and posts the roster online. That roster is the main 24 hour booking source for anyone picked up by NLRPD, Little Rock PD, or any agency that makes an arrest inside the county. Names and mugshots are open records under Arkansas FOIA law.

The jail intake process is the same whether NLRPD or LRPD makes the arrest. Staff run the fingerprints, take a mugshot, log the charge, and set a bond or send the file to a judge. That logged data is what shows up on the public roster. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 says a booking sheet is a public record from the moment it is made.

VINELink tracks custody for most Pulaski County inmates. You can sign up for free alerts at VINELink. The service sends a text or email when a person is released or moved to a different jail.

How to Request 24 Hour Booking in North Little Rock

Arkansas FOIA is your tool. The law is set out in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook from the Attorney General has sample letters and plain language rules. You do not need to say the word FOIA. You do not need to give a reason. But you do need to be an Arkansas citizen to make the ask.

Give the records unit what they need to find the file. A full name. A date of birth if you know it. The date and rough time of the booking. A case or booking number if you have one. The more data you give, the faster the pull.

The custodian has three business days to answer. That rule is set out in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. The fee for a paper copy is capped at 25 cents per page. The agency cannot charge for staff time.

Most North Little Rock case filings land in Pulaski County Circuit Court. You can track those cases on Arkansas CourtConnect. A charge from a NLRPD booking will show up on CourtConnect the next business day in most cases.

North Little Rock Background Check Rules

NLRPD has a strict rule on criminal history checks. The policy reads: "Requests for a North Little Rock criminal history or background check will only be completed by a trained, authorized member of the Support Service Division Records Unit." That unit only runs a check with a signed release from the person being checked and payment of the fee.

Only the person can ask for their own record from NLRPD. You cannot ask for someone else's criminal history through the department. For a full state check, use the Arkansas Crime Information Center online name search at $22 per name.

If you want fingerprint based results, the state uses the Identification Bureau. That route is for licensed employers and agencies only. It is not a public records tool.

Court Records After Booking

Once a charge is filed, the case moves from the jail roster to the court docket. Pulaski County District Court handles most misdemeanor cases that come out of North Little Rock 24 hour booking. Felony cases move up to Pulaski County Circuit Court. Both dockets are public.

CourtConnect is the fastest way to see if a case has been filed. The tool is run by the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts. Pulaski County is one of the busier courts on the system. The link is caseinfo.arcourts.gov. Run a name search to pull up every case tied to that person in the state.

The Arkansas Counties Association site has a full list of every sheriff and clerk office in the state. If you need a phone number or a contact for a Pulaski County office, start there. The site is also a good jump off to the Faulkner or Saline county sites for nearby cases.

Bond is set by a judge in most North Little Rock cases. Most people post bond within one or two days of the booking. Those who cannot post bond stay at the Pulaski County jail until the case ends or they are moved.

Related Arkansas Agencies

The Arkansas Department of Corrections search covers people sent to state prison after a conviction. The ADC does not run the Pulaski County jail. Its search does not show 24 hour booking data from North Little Rock.

The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a search for parolees and probationers. If a person was booked at Pulaski County, sent to state prison, and then paroled out, this tool can help you find them.

The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is another public source. It has photos and addresses. Many of the Level 3 and Level 4 people listed on the registry live in Pulaski County.

Nearby Cities and Counties

North Little Rock sits right across the Arkansas River from Little Rock. Both cities feed into Pulaski County. Nearby qualifying cities include Jacksonville and Conway. For the full county page, see Pulaski County.