Sharp County 24 Hour Booking Records

Sharp County 24 hour booking records list each person taken into the county jail in Ash Flat. Staff at the Sharp County Sheriff's Office log a name, a charge, a bond, and a booking time for every new arrest. This page walks you through the main ways to find 24 hour booking records in Sharp County. Use the phone, a public case search, or a written FOIA ask to get the file you need.

Sharp County Sheriff and Booking Records

The Sharp County Sheriff's Office works out of 30A Court Street in Ash Flat, AR 72513. The phone is (870) 994-7329. The fax is (870) 994-7328. Staff hours run Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The sheriff is the custodian of the 24 hour booking records for the county. That means every name booked into the jail flows through this office. A deputy on the intake shift enters the name, the date of birth, the arresting agency, and the charge. The bond comes next, once a judge or the bond schedule fixes it.

A phone call is the fastest way to check on a recent booking. Staff can confirm if a person is in the jail, read off the charges, and give a bond amount. They can also tell you when a court date is set. Public asks for copies of a booking sheet may take a bit longer. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105, the office has three business days to respond. Copy fees cap at 25 cents a page.

You can also walk in during office hours. The records window is at the same address as the jail. Bring a photo ID if you want a certified copy of a file.

How to Find 24 Hour Booking in Sharp County

Sharp County does not post a live jail roster on its own website. Most small Arkansas counties rely on the phone and on the state court site to share booking info with the public. Two tools help you fill in the picture.

The first is VINELink. It sends a free alert each time a person is booked, moved, or let out of jail in most Arkansas counties. You sign up with a name and an email. VINE does the work. The alert sends by text, email, or phone. The second tool is Arkansas CourtConnect. It lists court cases filed after the 24 hour booking.

The screen below is the main CourtConnect search page.

CourtConnect covers most Arkansas counties. Sharp County cases run through the Third Judicial District Circuit Court. The case style, filing date, charge code, and next court date all appear on the site. Mug shots and bond amounts do not show on CourtConnect. For those, go back to the sheriff.

Police Departments in Sharp County

Two city police forces make most of the arrests in Sharp County. The Ash Flat Police Department is at (870) 994-7323. It covers Ash Flat and nearby areas. The Cave City Police Department is at (870) 283-5644. Note that Cave City sits in both Sharp and Independence counties. When a Cave City officer books in Sharp County, the record stays with the Sharp County Sheriff. When the arrest is in the Independence County side of town, that record goes to Independence County.

Other Sharp County towns rely on the sheriff for patrol. Those arrests go right to the Sharp County jail. The state police also work the US 62 and US 63 corridors in the county. A state police traffic stop that ends in a jail trip still produces a 24 hour booking record at the Sharp County jail.

Each city department keeps its own arrest report. The arrest report can hold more detail than the jail booking sheet. The Arkansas FOIA, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq., lets you ask for those reports as well. The three business day rule in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 applies to every city office and every county office.

Request Sharp County Booking Records

Arkansas FOIA gives citizens of the state a right to ask for the booking file. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook sets out the rules in plain terms. You do not have to use the word FOIA. You do not have to give a reason. You just ask. The sheriff has three business days to respond under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.

To file a request with Sharp County, call (870) 994-7329 or send a letter to 30A Court Street, Ash Flat, AR 72513. A written ask works best when you want a copy of the booking sheet and the mug shot. Put the full name of the person, the date of birth, and the date of the booking in the letter. If you have a booking number, add that too. Ask for the specific records you want.

Copy fees are capped by state law at 25 cents per page. That cap is set out in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(d). Staff time cannot be billed. Certified copies may run more. A full case file of 20 or 30 pages may run $5 to $10 in copy fees. The sheriff may ask for the money up front if the cost will go over $25. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters.

If the sheriff says no to a plain booking sheet, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets you take the case to circuit court. The judge can rule in a few days. If you win, the court can make the office pay your fees.

What a Sharp County Booking Record Shows

A 24 hour booking record in Sharp County tends to hold the same core fields as every other Arkansas jail. The sheet shows the full name, the date of birth, the sex, the race, the height, and the weight. It shows the arresting agency, the charges with Arkansas Code cites, the bond type, and the bond amount. Most sheets have a mug shot.

Bond types in Arkansas include cash, surety, property, and own recognizance. A judge sets the bond in most felony cases. Smaller cases rely on a fixed bond schedule. Most people post bond within a day or two of the booking. A hold on the file means another agency wants the person. That could be a federal hold, a state parole hold, or a warrant from another county.

Sharp County sits in the Third Judicial District. The circuit court in Ash Flat hears felony cases and civil cases. The district court handles misdemeanor cases, traffic cases, and small claims. Both courts share the Sharp County Circuit Clerk for case filings.

Related Arkansas Agencies

The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs the statewide criminal history file. ACIC offers a name based online check for a set fee. The tool shows arrests, charges, and case outcomes across Arkansas. It does not post mug shots. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search covers state prison inmates. It does not include county jail rosters.

The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a search for people on parole and probation. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is a public search for people who must register. The Arkansas Counties Association links to every sheriff site in the state.

For custody alerts that cross counties and include state prison, use VINELink. It is free and runs on the Appriss network used by most Arkansas jails.