Van Buren County Booking Records

Van Buren County 24 hour booking records list every person logged at the county jail in Clinton. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps each booking sheet. This page walks through how to find 24 hour booking records in Van Buren County. You can call the sheriff, use statewide search tools, or send a FOIA request for the file you need. Each path is covered below.

Van Buren County Sheriff and Booking Records

The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is at 184 Detention Drive in Clinton, AR 72031. The phone is (501) 745-2111. The fax is (501) 745-2593. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The sheriff runs the county jail at the same address and keeps every 24 hour booking record. When a new arrest comes in, jail staff types in the name, the date of birth, the arresting agency, and the charge. The bond follows once a judge or the bond schedule sets it.

A phone call is the fastest way to check on a new booking in Van Buren County. Call (501) 745-2111. Staff can confirm custody, read the charges, and give a bond amount. They can also tell you the next court date if one is set. Juvenile records are closed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309, so staff cannot share those files with the public.

The sheriff is the FOIA custodian for jail records in Van Buren County. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105, the office has three business days to respond to a request. Copy fees top out at 25 cents per page. Staff time cannot be billed.

Search Van Buren County 24 Hour Booking

Van Buren County does not post a live jail roster on its own site. For current bookings, call the sheriff or use the state tools listed here. The two main tools are VINELink and CourtConnect.

VINELink sends a free alert when 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 rest. The tool is built for victim and family notice. But it works for any member of the public who wants to track a case.

Below is the main Arkansas CourtConnect page.

Arkansas CourtConnect lists cases filed after a 24 hour booking. Van Buren County is one of the counties that feeds data to the site. Cases run through the Twentieth Judicial District Circuit Court. The site shows case style, filing date, charge, judge, and the next court date.

Request 24 Hour Booking Records in Van Buren County

The Arkansas FOIA is the law that opens booking records to the public. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the start of the chapter. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 defines public records. A booking sheet, a mug shot, and a charge list all fit that rule. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook is a plain English guide.

To request a booking record, send a short letter or make a verbal ask at the sheriff's office. Put the name of the person booked, the date of birth, and the date of the arrest in the letter. Ask for the records you want. A full ask covers the booking sheet, mug shot, charge list, and bond sheet. Mail to 184 Detention Drive, Clinton, AR 72031. Fax to (501) 745-2593.

The office has three business days to answer under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. Copy fees cap at 25 cents per page. If the sheriff says no, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets you sue in circuit court. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters. The FOIA hotline is (501) 682-2007.

Clinton Police and Other Agencies

The Clinton Police Department is at (501) 745-8111. Clinton is the county seat and the largest city in Van Buren County. Clinton PD makes many of the arrests that end in a Van Buren County jail booking. The department keeps its own arrest reports. You can ask Clinton PD for those reports under the Arkansas FOIA. The rules in Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105 apply to every city office in the state.

Other small police forces in the county bring people to the Van Buren County jail as well. The Fairfield Bay Police Department serves the Fairfield Bay area in the north of the county. The Arkansas State Police covers Highway 65 and other state routes that run through the county. State police arrests for a state charge flow to the Van Buren County jail for the initial booking.

Van Buren County is home to Greers Ferry Lake. The lake draws heavy tourist traffic in the summer. The Game and Fish Commission and the US Army Corps of Engineers both have patrol presence on the lake. Arrests made by those agencies for state offenses land at the Van Buren County jail for the 24 hour booking.

Van Buren County Booking Sheet Details

A Van Buren County 24 hour booking sheet has the core fields that every Arkansas jail uses. The sheet shows the full name, the date of birth, the sex, the race, the height, and the weight. The arresting agency, the charges with Arkansas Code cites, the bond type, and the bond amount all appear on the sheet. Most sheets include a mug shot.

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

Van Buren County felony cases run through the Twentieth Judicial District Circuit Court. The district court hears misdemeanor and traffic cases. Both courts share the Van Buren County Circuit Clerk for case filings. The clerk can tell you the case number and the next court date once a charge is filed with the prosecutor.

Related Arkansas Agencies

The Arkansas Crime Information Center keeps the state criminal history file. ACIC runs a name based check for a set fee. It does not post mug shots or daily jail rosters. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search lists state prison inmates. It does not hold county jail data.

The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a search for people on parole or probation. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is a public search with photos and addresses for people who must register.

For a master list of every sheriff in Arkansas, use the Arkansas Counties Association site. It links to every sheriff page in the state. For cross jail custody alerts, use VINELink. It runs on the same feed that most Arkansas jails use.