Search Sevier County 24 Hour Booking

Sevier County 24 hour booking records track the people brought into the county jail in De Queen each day. The Sevier County Sheriff's Office logs every new booking with a name, a charge, a bond, and a mug shot. This page shows how to find 24 hour booking records, how to reach the sheriff, and how to file a request for a booking sheet. You can also learn how to track a case once it moves from the jail to circuit court.

Sevier County Sheriff and Booking Records

The Sevier County Sheriff's Office sits at 137 N 3rd Street in De Queen, AR 71832. The main phone line is (870) 584-4181, and the fax is (870) 584-4048. The front office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The sheriff runs the county jail. Every booking in the county flows through this office, no matter which police force made the stop. A deputy or jail staff member enters the basic facts right after the intake. That first entry is the seed of the 24 hour booking record.

To ask for a booking record, call the office or send a written request. Many small county sheriffs in Arkansas still take these asks by fax or by drop off. If you live in the state, you have the right to ask for a booking sheet under the Arkansas FOIA. The rule is at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 and says the custodian must answer in three business days. The sheriff cannot charge for staff time. Copy fees cap at 25 cents a page.

Call ahead if you plan to drive to the office. The jail is staffed around the clock, but the records window may close at 4:30 PM. Evening asks often roll to the next business day.

How to Find 24 Hour Booking in Sevier County

Sevier County does not run a live online jail roster on its own site. That makes the phone a main tool. When you call (870) 584-4181, the staff can confirm if a person is in custody, give you the charge, and read off the bond. They can also tell you the next court date if one is set.

Two statewide tools fill in the gaps. The first is VINELink. It sends a free alert when a person is booked, moved, or let out. You give VINE a name and an email. It does the rest. Not every small Arkansas county feeds data to VINE in real time. Check the record against a phone call to the sheriff if the case is time sensitive.

The lead-in below shows the main CourtConnect search page used for cases that flow out of 24 hour booking.

The Arkansas CourtConnect site lets you search by name across most state courts.

CourtConnect posts cases once the prosecutor files a charge. Sevier County cases are handled by the Ninth Judicial District Circuit Court. Filings show up on the site the next business day in most cases.

De Queen Police and Other Agencies

De Queen is the largest city in Sevier County and the county seat. The De Queen Police Department makes many of the arrests that end in a Sevier County jail booking. Reach the department at (870) 584-3391. The DQPD keeps its own arrest report on file. That report may hold more detail than the jail booking sheet. You can ask DQPD for the report under the same FOIA rule in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.

Other small police forces in the county bring people to the Sevier County jail as well. The Arkansas State Police has a troop office that covers the region. State Police arrests for a state charge flow to the county jail for the initial 24 hour booking.

For a broader name search across state courts, use Arkansas CourtConnect. For statewide custody alerts, use VINELink. Both are free and run by official state or nonprofit partners.

Request 24 Hour Booking Records

Arkansas FOIA gives citizens a plain path to booking records. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 sets out the law. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 defines what counts as a public record. A booking sheet, a mug shot, and a charge list all count. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook puts it plain: "A citizen need only make a verbal or written request for access to public records."

To ask Sevier County for a 24 hour booking record, give the staff these items:

• Full name of the person booked
• Date of birth if known
• Date of the booking or arrest
• Specific records wanted (booking sheet, mug shot, charge list, bond sheet)

The staff can turn down parts of the file if a clear rule lets them. Open investigation notes can be held back. Juvenile records are closed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Medical notes are closed. Social security numbers get redacted. The basic booking facts stay open. If the sheriff says no to a plain booking sheet, you can file suit in circuit court. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets the court rule fast. If you win, the court can make the office pay your fees.

The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters. The hotline is (501) 682-2007.

What a Sevier County Booking Sheet Shows

A Sevier County 24 hour booking sheet holds the core facts for each person taken into custody. The fields are much the same across all 75 Arkansas counties. Expect the full name, the date of birth, the sex, the race, the height, and the weight. The sheet also shows the arresting agency, the charges with Arkansas Code cites, the bond type, and the bond amount. Most sheets include a mug shot.

Bond types set in Arkansas include cash, surety, property, and own recognizance. A judge sets the bond in most felony cases. In smaller cases, the bond may come from a fixed schedule set by the local court. Most folks post bond within a day or so of the booking. Some stay in the jail until the case ends. A hold on the file means another agency wants the person. That could be a state parole hold, a federal hold, or a warrant from another state.

You can pull up more detail on the case once the prosecutor files the charge. The filing shows up on CourtConnect. The Ninth Judicial District Circuit Court hears felony cases for Sevier County. The Sevier County District Court handles traffic cases, small claims, and misdemeanor cases. Both courts use the Sevier County Circuit Clerk for civil filings.

Related Arkansas Agencies

The Arkansas Crime Information Center holds the state criminal history file. ACIC runs an online name based check for a fee. It shows arrests, charges, and final outcomes across the state. It does not hold mug shots or live jail rosters. For post conviction tracking, the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search lists people in state prison. The ADC does not take custody of jail bookings unless the case ends in a prison term.

The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a search for people on parole and probation. If a person walks out of a Sevier County booking on probation, that case may be tracked here. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is a public search for people who must register under state law.

For a contact list of every county office in the state, use the Arkansas Counties Association site. It links to every sheriff page and every circuit clerk in Arkansas. It is a good jump point when a case crosses county lines.