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Van Buren County Records Contacts

Questions about official Van Buren County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. Court documents route to the Circuit Clerk. County arrest reports, bookings, custody, and sheriff-held records route to the Sheriff's Office and detention center. State criminal-history products come from Arkansas State Police. The contacts below separate those responsibilities so a request reaches the right custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. Van Buren County Criminal History is privately operated. It cannot retrieve official records, conduct an authorized background check, correct or remove a government record, or receive a sealing petition. Those services must come from the responsible government office.

Need an Official Record?

Choose the custodian based on the type of Van Buren County record:

  • Court case files: contact Circuit Clerk Debbie Gray for filed charges, dispositions, older files, and court-copy questions
  • State criminal history: use Arkansas State Police and its ARCH or authorized CBC channel
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office and detention center
  • Official background checks: order the appropriate state or authorized fingerprint product through Arkansas State Police
  • Police and incident reports: ask the sheriff or city police department that created the report
  • Sealing: obtain current instructions from the court that handled the case and file there

Van Buren County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
184 Detention Drive
Clinton, AR 72031
501-745-2112
24/7 phone line

Van Buren County Circuit Clerk, Debbie Gray
273 Main St., Suite 2
Clinton, AR 72031
501-745-4140
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The sheriff contact is the county route for deputy reports, jail bookings, current custody, and related sheriff-held information. The Circuit Clerk is the source for public court case files and available copies. If a case was filed elsewhere, contact the clerk of that filing court.