Texarkana 24 Hour Booking Records

Texarkana 24 hour booking records cover people arrested on the Arkansas side of the city and booked into the Miller County Detention Center. Texarkana sits on the state line between Arkansas and Texas. This page covers only the Arkansas side. The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department makes arrests in the Arkansas half of town, then hands the person to the Miller County Sheriff for booking. Use the search tool to look up names, charges, and case data tied to Texarkana and the rest of Miller County.

Texarkana Arkansas Police and 24 Hour Booking

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is based at 100 N State Line Avenue, Texarkana, AR 71854. The address sits on the Arkansas-Texas line that runs through the middle of the city. The main phone line is (870) 773-0981. For an emergency, dial 911. The records division works Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The department only handles the Arkansas side of the city. The Texas side has its own police, its own jail, and its own FOIA rules. The two departments often work together on cases that cross the line. For a Texarkana 24 hour booking on the Arkansas side, the police make the arrest and the sheriff runs the booking. That split between city arrest records and county booking records is the same as in every other Arkansas city.

For public records from the city police, contact the Records Division. FOIA requests under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 can be sent by mail, email, or in person. The custodian has three business days to respond. Copy fees are capped at 25 cents per page. Arkansas FOIA applies only to the Arkansas half of Texarkana. For arrests on the Texas side, Texas Public Information Act rules apply instead.

Miller County Booking Facility

Texarkana Arkansas arrests are booked at the Miller County Detention Center. The Miller County Sheriff runs the jail. The sheriff logs each booking with the full name, date of birth, charge, bond, and time of intake. Bookings from the last 24 hours are the most recent entries on the roster.

The Miller County jail takes bookings from Texarkana, Fouke, Garland, and other towns in the county. All county arrests end up at the same jail. If a Texarkana Arkansas arrest leads to a hold from a state agency, a federal agency, or Texas law enforcement, the person stays at Miller County until the holding agency takes them. Holds are common in a border city like Texarkana.

Bond for a Texarkana Arkansas arrest is set by a judge or by a bond schedule in the rules of the court. Most people post bond in the first day or two. Those who cannot make bond stay at Miller County until the next court date. The four bond types in Arkansas are cash, surety, property, and own recognizance. A judge sets the type based on the charge and the person's record.

Texarkana FOIA for Arrest Records

Arkansas FOIA gives Arkansas citizens the right to ask for public records held by city and county agencies on the Arkansas side. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the base rule. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook walks through how to send a request and what to expect. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 sets the key terms.

The Arkansas FOIA page at the state Attorney General Office is a good start. The image below shows the CourtConnect case search page for Arkansas courts.

CourtConnect covers Miller County felony cases and many misdemeanor cases. It does not show booking sheets, but it does show the court file that comes after a 24 hour booking.

File two FOIA requests to cover both sides. One to Texarkana Arkansas Police Records for the arrest report. One to the Miller County Sheriff for the booking sheet, mugshot, and jail logs. Each custodian has three business days to respond under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. Copy fees max out at 25 cents per page.

Texarkana Court Records After Booking

Once a Texarkana Arkansas arrest leads to a formal charge, the case goes to Miller County District Court for misdemeanors or Miller County Circuit Court for felonies. Both courts have a public docket. The Arkansas CourtConnect tool at caseinfo.arcourts.gov is a free search. You can look up a name or a case number. The tool shows the case style, the filing date, the charge, the judge, and the next court date.

CourtConnect does not show the booking sheet or the mugshot. For those, go back to the Miller County Sheriff. The court and the jail keep separate records. A booking that did not lead to a charge may still have a sheet but no case on CourtConnect.

Cross border cases are common in Texarkana. A person arrested on the Arkansas side for a charge tied to a crime that started in Texas may face charges in both states. In that case, you may need to check both Arkansas CourtConnect and the Texas court system to get the full file.

State Tools for Texarkana Bookings

A few state tools help track a Texarkana Arkansas 24 hour booking. The VINELink page is the main one. The image below shows the VINELink landing page.

VINELink is the free custody alert service. Sign up with a name and get an email or text when the person moves or is released. VINE covers Miller County and most other Arkansas jails. It also covers many Texas jails, which can help with cross border tracking.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search covers state prison inmates. A Texarkana Arkansas arrest that leads to a state prison term will show up on ADC after the transfer. Local 24 hour booking data does not appear on ADC.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs a name based history check at $22 per name. The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a free search. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry lists people who must register by state law. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters and a hotline at (501) 682-2007.

What a Texarkana Booking Sheet Shows

A standard 24 hour booking record from Texarkana Arkansas and the Miller County jail shows the full name, date of birth, booking date and time, charges with Arkansas Code cites, bond amount, and a mugshot. Some entries add the court date and the hold type.

Juvenile records are closed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Medical notes are closed. Social security numbers are redacted. The rest of the sheet stays open while the case is live. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(b) lists the main limits on what can be withheld.

Mugshots are public in Arkansas. The FOIA Handbook confirms this. A few jails ask for a written request before a mug is released. Others post the photo on the public roster page. If Miller County posts the mug online, it saves you a FOIA trip.

If any agency blocks a valid FOIA request with no good cause, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets you sue in circuit court. A judge can rule in a few days. The court can order the agency to pay your fees if you win. This has been a useful tool for news outlets and regular folks for years.

Nearby Cities and Related Pages

Texarkana is the main city in Miller County and sits at the far southwest corner of Arkansas. Nearby Arkansas cities with their own pages include Hot Springs in Garland County to the northeast. For a full list of Miller County offices and FOIA paths, see the Miller County page. Nearby counties include Lafayette County, Little River County, and Hempstead County.

For small towns in Miller County like Fouke and Garland, the same sheriff handles bookings. The FOIA path is the same as Texarkana. File with the city police or town marshal for the arrest report and with the Miller County Sheriff for the booking sheet. For the Texas side of the city, Texas state rules apply and a separate FOIA process is used.