Yell County 24 Hour Booking Search

Yell County 24 hour booking records cover every arrest logged at the county jail in Dardanelle. The Yell County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps each booking sheet. This page shows how to find 24 hour booking records in Yell County. You can call the sheriff, use statewide court tools, or send a FOIA ask for a full booking file. Each option is covered below.

Yell County Sheriff and Booking Records

The Yell County Sheriff's Office is at 101 E 5th Street in Dardanelle, AR 72834. The phone is (479) 495-4880. The fax is (479) 495-4883. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The sheriff runs the county jail at this 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.

Yell County is one of only two Arkansas counties with two county seats. Dardanelle serves the north side of the Arkansas River. Danville serves the south side. The sheriff keeps the main office in Dardanelle. The jail is also in Dardanelle. Both circuit courts in the county can hear cases that start with a Yell County 24 hour booking.

A phone call is the fastest way to check on a recent booking. Call (479) 495-4880. Staff can confirm custody status, read the charges, and share the bond amount. They can also tell you the next court date if one is set. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105, the sheriff has three business days to respond to a written FOIA ask.

Search Yell County 24 Hour Booking

Yell County does not post a live jail roster online. For up to date booking info, call the sheriff. Two statewide tools can help fill the gap.

VINELink sends a free alert when a person is booked, moved, or let out of most Arkansas jails. You sign up with a name and an email. The tool pushes the alert to you without a daily check. VINE works with the Yell County jail feed and with state prisons.

Below is the Arkansas CourtConnect main page.

Arkansas CourtConnect lists cases filed after a 24 hour booking. Yell County cases run through the Fifteenth Judicial District Circuit Court. The site shows case style, filing date, charge, judge, and next court date. CourtConnect does not show mug shots or bond amounts.

Request Yell County Booking Records

Arkansas FOIA gives citizens the right to ask for booking records. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the start of the chapter. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 defines what counts as a public record. A booking sheet, a mug shot, and a charge list all fit the rule. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook walks through the rules in plain English.

To file a request with Yell County, send a letter to 101 E 5th Street, Dardanelle, AR 72834. Fax is (479) 495-4883. Put the name of the person booked, the date of birth, and the date of the booking in the letter. Ask for the records you want. A full ask covers the booking sheet, the mug shot, the charge list, and the bond sheet.

The office has three business days to respond under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. Copy fees cap at 25 cents per page. Staff time cannot be billed. If the sheriff says no, 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.

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

Police Departments in Yell County

The Dardanelle Police Department is at (479) 229-4242. Dardanelle is the county seat for the north side of Yell County. DPD makes many of the arrests on the north side. Those arrests flow to the Yell County jail for the 24 hour booking. DPD keeps its own arrest reports. Ask the department for those under the Arkansas FOIA. The same three business day rule applies.

The Danville Police Department is at (479) 495-2211. Danville is the county seat for the south side of the county. DPD on the south side covers Danville and nearby towns. Their arrests also go to the Yell County jail for the 24 hour booking.

Arkansas State Police Troop I covers the Yell County region. State police arrests for a state charge flow to the Yell County jail for the initial booking. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission also works the region around Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River. Their arrests for state offenses land at the Yell County jail for the booking.

Yell County Booking Sheet Details

A Yell County 24 hour booking sheet has 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 lists the arresting agency, the charges with Arkansas Code cites, the bond type, and the bond amount. Most sheets include a mug shot.

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

Yell County felony cases run through the Fifteenth Judicial District Circuit Court. The court hears felony, civil, and probate cases. The district court hears misdemeanor and traffic cases. Both feed data into CourtConnect. The Yell County Circuit Clerk in Dardanelle holds the paper files for cases on the north side. The Danville office holds files for cases on the south side. The clerk can pull case history if you need more than what is online.

Related Arkansas Agencies

The Arkansas Crime Information Center keeps the state criminal history file. ACIC runs a name based online check for a set fee. The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search lists state prison inmates. It does not include county jail rosters.

The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a search for people on parole or probation. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry is public and holds photos and addresses. The Arkansas Counties Association links to every sheriff in Arkansas and is a good jump point if a case crosses county lines.

For ongoing custody alerts, VINELink is the simplest free tool. It is tied to the Yell County jail feed and to most other jails and state prisons in Arkansas.