Pulaski County AR Court Records Search: Search ARCourts, Circuit Clerk, District Court, Copies, Appeals & PACER
Pulaski County court records are split across Search ARCourts, the Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk, County Records, Pulaski County District Court, city district courts, Juvenile Circuit Court, Arkansas appellate courts and federal PACER. This guide helps you choose the correct official route before searching by name or case number.
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Responsible-use warning: a name match does not prove identity. A complaint, petition, traffic citation, criminal charge, warrant, judgment entry, docket event or case listing does not prove guilt or liability by itself. Do not use this guide for employment, tenant, credit, insurance or other FCRA-regulated screening decisions.
Pulaski County court records are not all in one office or one search box
The most useful starting point for many Arkansas public case searches is Search ARCourts, the Arkansas Judiciary portal that replaced Public CourtConnect. It allows public case-information searches by participant name or case number for courts using the Contexte case-management system.
For Pulaski County, the Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk is central because the County Records Department is the repository for Pulaski County court documents and provides copies to courts and the public. But district court traffic, small claims, city district court matters, juvenile records, appellate records, real estate records, criminal-history checks and federal cases require different routes.
Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk is at 401 West Markham Street in Little Rock.
County Records handles court-document copies and certified copies.
Pulaski County Records lists certified copies at $5 and says they cannot be emailed.
Arkansas Administrative Order 19 limits internet access to confidential court information.
Pulaski County court-record route finder
Select the type of record you need. This tool runs only in your browser and does not ask for a name, birth date, address, case number, citation number, Social Security number, driver license number or payment information.
Search by participant name or case number. Use filters carefully, and remember that some case information and documents are not available online under Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19.
Which Pulaski County court-record route should you use?
Use this table before searching. It prevents the common mistake of using Search ARCourts, Pulaski Clerk records, a city district court, a traffic payment page, real estate records, ACIC, or PACER for the wrong task.
| Need | Correct official route | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| General Arkansas case lookup by name or case number | Search ARCourts | Search by participant or case number, then verify court, county, case type, party role and disposition. |
| Pulaski circuit civil, felony criminal, domestic relations, probate or protection-order case | Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk / Search ARCourts / County Records | Use Search ARCourts for public lookup and the Pulaski Clerk for filed records, copies and certification. |
| Divorce decree, domestic relations filing or probate document copy | Pulaski County Records Department / Circuit Clerk | Provide case number, party names, document title and copy type. Certified copies cannot be emailed. |
| Pulaski County District Court traffic, criminal, civil or small claims matter | Pulaski County District Court at 3001 W. Roosevelt Road | Use the District Court site for criminal/traffic, civil/small claims, warrants, cashier and payment instructions. |
| Little Rock, North Little Rock, Maumelle, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Cammack Village or Wrightsville district court case | City or local district court named on the citation, summons or complaint | Use the Arkansas District Courts directory or the city court website. Do not assume it is in the Pulaski Circuit Clerk route. |
| Juvenile delinquency, dependency/neglect, truancy, paternity or FINS matter | Pulaski County Juvenile Circuit Court | Do not assume online public access. Juvenile and child-related records can be confidential or restricted. |
| Court fine or fee payment administered by the Pulaski Circuit Clerk | Pulaski Circuit/County Clerk payment portal or Accounting Department | Use the official payment route only after verifying the case number, balance and department. |
| District court traffic payment or payment plan | Arkansas online court payment / Pulaski County District Court cashier | Have the pay plan number, ticket number or case number available. Payment eligibility is not a certified disposition. |
| County court orders, real estate, deed, mortgage, DBA or marriage license search | Pulaski Clerk county-record or real-estate record routes | Use PulaskiDeeds or the relevant Clerk recording department; this is not the same as a court case docket search. |
| Arkansas appeal | Search ARCourts / Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Clerk | Search appellate records separately. For copies of appellate records, contact the Clerk of the Courts. |
| Federal civil, criminal or bankruptcy case | PACER / Eastern District of Arkansas / Arkansas bankruptcy court | Use PACER. Pulaski County local portals do not contain federal case files. |
| Official Arkansas criminal-history background check | Arkansas State Police / ACIC-related criminal-history route | Do not use this page or a court docket as a background-check report. |
How to search Pulaski County court records without using the wrong database
Start from the official court or clerk that maintains the record. Avoid commercial background-check pages, copied docket snippets and private people-search sites because those can be incomplete, stale or wrongly matched.
Decide whether the record is circuit civil, felony criminal, domestic relations, divorce, probate, protection order, district traffic, misdemeanor, small claims, juvenile, city district court, appellate, federal or bankruptcy.
Search ARCourts can show public case information for courts using Contexte, including parties, judge, filings, charges and dispositions, future events, judgments and some public documents.
A case number is safer than a broad name search. If you search by name, compare county, court, case type, filing year, party role, attorney, judge, docket activity and disposition.
The County Records Department provides copies of court documents to courts and the public. Use it for certified copies when the record is in the Clerk’s custody.
Pulaski County District Court has separate traffic, criminal, civil/small claims, warrants and cashier contacts. City district courts also have their own local routes.
Some information is not public on the internet, including sealed, expunged, confidential, identifier, financial, juvenile, victim-sensitive and court-restricted information.
A screenshot or docket printout is not the same as a certified or authenticated copy. Ask the clerk for the current copy method, fees, pickup/mail rules and certification options.
Official Pulaski County court-record links and what to do after opening each one
Each link below includes a practical next-step checklist so this page is useful for real searches, copy requests, fee checks and court-level routing.
Use for public Arkansas case information by participant or case number.
- Search by case number first if available.
- Use participant name search only after checking spelling variations.
- Use filters to narrow court, date and case type.
- Remember AO19 limits what appears online.
Use to understand what Search ARCourts includes and does not include.
- Read the explanation of courts using Contexte.
- Review what public case information may be shown.
- Use AOC help contacts only for portal issues.
- Contact the filing court for case-specific questions.
Use for court-record copies, filing departments, fees, county records and Clerk contact information.
- Confirm you are on pulaskiclerkar.gov.
- Use “Look up a court case” for Search ARCourts.
- Use County Records for certified court-document copies.
- Use Contact Us to route department-specific questions.
Use for copies of Pulaski County court documents and certified copies bearing the clerk’s seal.
- Have the case number and party names ready.
- Describe the exact document requested.
- Confirm whether pickup or USPS mail is required.
- Do not request emailed certified copies; the office says certified copies cannot be emailed.
Use when you need the correct department before calling or mailing a request.
- Use County Records for copy requests.
- Use Court Clerks for current case assistance.
- Use Central Receiving for filings, writs and protection-order filing questions.
- Use Accounting for court fine or fee payment questions.
Use before paying for copies, filings, county-record tasks, real estate recording or court-related fees.
- Confirm the department that controls your fee.
- Review cash, card, check and money-order rules.
- Use the online payment portal only for supported payment types.
- Remember payments are listed as non-refundable once made.
Use for Pulaski County District Court traffic, criminal, civil, small claims, warrants, special services and payment questions.
- Confirm the citation or case belongs to Pulaski County District Court.
- Use the proper department: criminal/traffic, civil/small claims, warrants or cashier.
- Use pay.arcourts.gov only when online payment is allowed.
- Call the court if a court appearance is required.
Use for traffic/criminal plea, payment, court-date and appearance instructions.
- Check whether your charge requires a court appearance.
- Use online, phone, mail or in-person payment only when allowed.
- Have your pay plan number or ticket number ready.
- Do not treat payment eligibility as a certified court disposition.
Use for juvenile division information involving dependency/neglect, delinquency, truancy, paternity and FINS.
- Confirm the matter is juvenile-related.
- Do not assume remote public access.
- Contact the court only if you are legally entitled to access.
- Respect confidentiality and child-protection rules.
Use when the record may belong to a city or local district court rather than Pulaski Circuit Court.
- Search for Little Rock, North Little Rock, Maumelle, Sherwood, Jacksonville or other local courts.
- Use the court named on the ticket or summons.
- Save the clerk phone number and address.
- Ask that court about copies, payments and court dates.
Pulaski County court-record copies, certified copies and payment planning
The Pulaski County Records Department provides official court documents bearing the county clerk’s seal. Certified copies are commonly requested by courts, the Social Security Administration and other government entities. Confirm current fees with the Clerk before paying because fee schedules can change.
| Copy task | Listed fee / rule | Practical instruction |
|---|---|---|
| Regular court-document copy | Pulaski court-record pages list copies at $0.25 per page; the general schedule lists $0.50 for the first assisted page and $0.25 for additional pages. | Ask whether your request is assisted, unassisted, mailed, scanned, archived or otherwise handled differently. |
| Certified copy | $5.00 is listed for certified copies. | Use when another agency or court needs an official sealed copy. Certified copies cannot be emailed. |
| Authenticated copy | $5.00 is listed for authenticated copies in Pulaski court-record fee references. | Ask the receiving court or agency whether authentication is actually required. |
| Certified copy pickup or mail | County Records says certified copies can be picked up in person or mailed through USPS. | Include a mailing address, phone number, party names, case number and document description. |
| Payment by mail | Mail checks or money orders to Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk, County Records, 401 West Markham St Ste 103, Little Rock, AR 72201. | Include the names of the parties and a description of the document. Follow check-identification instructions on the Clerk site. |
| District Court certified records check | Pulaski County District Court lists a $5 certified records check only for records pertaining to Pulaski County District Court. | Do not request a statewide background check from District Court. |
Pulaski court-copy cost estimator
This estimator is only a planning aid. The Clerk’s current fee schedule, actual page count, department, delivery method and certification rule control the final amount.
Pulaski Circuit/County Clerk and court-record office details
401 West Markham Street, Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72201
Main phone: 501-340-8500
Fax: 501-421-0293
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Use for Clerk office routing, circuit/county records, filings, fees, county-record copies, real estate records, marriage license and related Clerk departments.
Room 103
401 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-340-8766
Use for court-document copies and certified copies from the Clerk’s records. Certified copies can be picked up or mailed, but cannot be emailed.
Room 121
401 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-340-8431
Use for current case assistance, court-clerk routing and questions that belong to the court record rather than a real-estate, voter or marriage record.
Room 120
401 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-340-8412
Use for new civil, domestic and probate filings, writs and protection-order filing questions. Staff cannot provide legal advice.
Pulaski County District Court, city district courts and juvenile court routes
Some Pulaski County searches fail because the case is not a circuit court case. District court and city court matters may need the court named on the ticket, summons, warrant, citation or complaint.
3001 W. Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72204
Office: 501-340-6824
Use for that court’s warrants, traffic, criminal, civil and small claims matters. Hours listed: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Criminal/Traffic: 501-340-6832
Civil/Small Claims: 501-340-6830
Warrants: 501-340-6850
Cashier: 501-340-6825
Use the right department so you do not mix payments, warrants, records and civil filings.
Juvenile Justice Complex
3001 W. Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-340-6700
Handles juvenile and family-related matters such as dependency/neglect, delinquency, truancy, paternity and FINS.
600 West Markham Street and 500 West Markham, Room 112 are listed for different divisions.
Use the division shown on your citation or court notice. Division 3 includes environmental, civil, small claims and city ordinance matters.
#1 Justice Center Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Division 1 covers criminal, civil and small claims; Division 2 covers traffic, environmental, code and animal matters.
550 Edgewood Drive, Suite 400
Maumelle, AR 72113
Phone: 501-851-7800
Maumelle states its district court handles traffic, ordinance and criminal violations within city limits and has civil/small claims sessions.
2201 East Kiehl Avenue
Sherwood, AR 72120
Phone: 501-835-3693
Use when the ticket, summons or complaint names Sherwood District Court or Pulaski County District Court – Sherwood.
1412 West Main Street
Jacksonville, AR 72076
Phone: 501-982-9531
Use the official city court route when your case belongs to Jacksonville rather than county circuit court.
Use the Arkansas District Courts directory and the court named on your citation or notice.
These local district court routes should not be confused with Pulaski Circuit Court records or federal PACER records.
What Search ARCourts can show — and what it may not show
Search ARCourts is useful because it can search public case information from Arkansas courts using the Contexte case-management system. But it is not a promise that every document, image, sealed file, old record or confidential detail will be available to every public user online.
- Parties and participants.
- Judge information.
- Filings in a case.
- Charges and dispositions.
- Future events and hearing dates.
- Judgments.
- Some public case documents.
- Sealed or expunged records.
- Confidential information under Administrative Order 19.
- Juvenile and child-related records.
- Protected identifiers and financial account details.
- Documents not available as online images.
- Cases from courts not fully available through the portal.
What Pulaski County court records may be restricted, sealed or unavailable online?
Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 19 governs access to court records and limits public internet access to certain categories of information. A missing online result does not automatically mean no case exists.
- Sealed or expunged court records.
- Information confidential under federal law, Arkansas law, court rule or court order.
- Social Security numbers and personal identifiers.
- Financial account numbers, credit card numbers and PINs.
- Juvenile delinquency, dependency/neglect and child-related information.
- Victim-sensitive, domestic, family or protective-order information.
- Confirm the correct court and case number.
- Contact the clerk of the court where the case was filed.
- Ask whether public terminal access is available.
- Ask whether a certified copy, redacted copy or court order is required.
- Do not try to bypass sealing, expungement or juvenile confidentiality rules.
- Speak with a licensed Arkansas attorney for legal advice.
Pulaski County court records are different from Arkansas criminal-history background checks
A Pulaski County court docket is not the same as a statewide Arkansas criminal-history background check. Court records are maintained by courts and clerks. Arkansas criminal-history background check routes involve Arkansas State Police and ACIC-related systems.
| Need | Likely official route | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Court case, docket, judgment, order or certified court copy | Search ARCourts, Pulaski Clerk or the filing court | This is the route for case records and certified court documents. |
| Pulaski County District Court certified records check | Pulaski County District Court | The District Court says it applies only to records pertaining to Pulaski County District Court. |
| Arkansas background check with consent or legal mandate | Arkansas State Police criminal background check system | This is separate from court-record searching and has its own fee and eligibility rules. |
| Open criminal-history inquiry | Arkansas State Police Open Criminal History route | This is not the same as browsing Pulaski court dockets. |
| Correcting criminal-history information | ACIC review/challenge route and the court that must supply correct documentation | ACIC materials say the person or attorney may need to contact the court to provide correct documentation for updates. |
Pulaski County appeals, Arkansas appellate records and federal PACER records
Appeals and federal records use separate systems. Arkansas appellate records route through Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals resources. Federal district and bankruptcy records route through PACER and the Eastern District of Arkansas federal courts.
Use for state appellate court information, opinions and appellate clerk routing.
- Search appellate case information through Search ARCourts where available.
- Use the appellate case number when known.
- Contact the Clerk of the Courts for appellate record copy questions.
- Use Pulaski Clerk for the original trial-court record when needed.
Use for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals clerk forms, records and appellate filing resources.
- Use for appellate record-copy questions.
- Confirm whether the case is pending at the appellate level.
- Do not use appellate clerk contacts for district-court tickets.
- Use trial clerks for original trial-court files.
Use for Arkansas Eastern District federal civil and criminal court records.
- Confirm the case is federal, not Pulaski County circuit or district court.
- Use PACER Case Locator if the federal court is unknown.
- Use the Eastern District if Pulaski County is the relevant federal district route.
- Contact the federal clerk for certified federal copies.
Use for federal document-copy, public terminal, offsite-record and transcript guidance.
- Use PACER for most federal civil and criminal docket reports and documents.
- Use public terminals at the Clerk’s office where available.
- Ask about offsite or National Archives records if the file is old.
- Order most transcripts through the court reporter.
Pulaski County court records are different from real estate, jail, police and vital records
A court records search is not the same as searching deeds, jail custody, warrants from every agency, police reports, marriage licenses, birth certificates, death certificates or statewide criminal history. Use the correct official office for the record you actually need.
| Need | Likely source | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit case docket, divorce, probate filing, civil case, felony or certified court copy | Search ARCourts / Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk / County Records | This is the court-record custodian route for many Pulaski circuit records. |
| District traffic, misdemeanor, small claim or Pulaski District Court warrant | Pulaski County District Court or local city district court | District and city court records may not be handled by the circuit record department. |
| Current inmate custody or jail booking | Pulaski County Sheriff or jail records | Jail custody is not the same as a final court disposition. |
| Police report or incident report | Law-enforcement records unit | Police reports are not court filings unless filed in a court case. |
| Deed, mortgage, real estate document, DBA or marriage license | Pulaski Clerk real-estate or county-records search | Recorded documents are separate from case dockets, even when a court case references property. |
| Employment, tenant, credit or insurance background report | FCRA-regulated screening provider or authorized Arkansas State Police route | This article is not a Consumer Reporting Agency product and cannot be used as a screening report. |
How to read Pulaski County docket results responsibly
Plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, appellant, appellee, debtor, creditor, decedent, guardian, juvenile, parent and custodian are case roles. A role does not automatically prove wrongdoing.
Open, pending, closed, disposed, dismissed, sealed, expunged, appealed, stayed, reopened, satisfied or bound over should be read in context. A single status label may not explain the complete outcome.
Complaint, petition, citation, information, indictment, motion, notice, order, hearing, judgment, decree, plea, sentence, warrant, dismissal or satisfaction entries are court events. They are not all final outcomes.
What to do if a Pulaski County court-record search returns no result
- Wrong route: Search ARCourts vs Pulaski Clerk vs District Court vs city court.
- District traffic or small claim searched as a circuit case.
- Federal case searched in a county system instead of PACER.
- Real estate record searched as a court docket.
- Name spelling, suffix, middle initial or business-name mismatch.
- Case filed in another Arkansas county or federal district.
- Sealed or expunged case.
- Juvenile, dependency/neglect, paternity or FINS restriction.
- Confidential information under Administrative Order 19.
- Document image not available online.
- Old record, archive issue or local court not fully on Search ARCourts.
- New case or citation not yet visible in the public system.
Use Pulaski County court records responsibly
- A citation is not automatically a conviction.
- A criminal charge is not a final disposition.
- A felony pass-to-file status is not the same as a final circuit judgment.
- A civil complaint does not prove liability.
- A warrant listing may not show full case history.
- A common name can match multiple people.
- Do not harass, threaten or retaliate against anyone.
- Do not republish unnecessary personal information.
- Do not try to bypass sealed, expunged, juvenile or AO19 restrictions.
- Do not treat this page as legal advice.
- Do not use this page as a background-check report.
- Use official custodians for corrections and certified records.
Frequently asked questions about Pulaski County court records
How do I search Pulaski County court records by name?
Start with Search ARCourts or the Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk court-record route. Search by case number when available. If you search by name, compare the court, county, case type, filing date, party role, docket entries and disposition before assuming the result belongs to a specific person.
What is Search ARCourts?
Search ARCourts is the Arkansas Judiciary public case-information portal and modern replacement for Public CourtConnect. It allows public searches by participant name or case number for courts using the Contexte case-management system. It can show parties, judge, filings, charges and dispositions, future events, judgments and some public documents.
Which Pulaski County office keeps circuit court documents?
The Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk keeps circuit court and county records. The County Records Department is listed as the repository for Pulaski County court documents and provides copies to courts and the public. The Clerk is located at 401 West Markham Street in Little Rock.
How do I get certified Pulaski County court records?
Request certified copies from the Pulaski County Records Department or the court clerk that keeps the record. The County Records page states certified copies cost $5, can be picked up or mailed through USPS, and cannot be emailed. Provide the case number, party names and exact document description.
Where do I search Pulaski County District Court traffic, warrants or small claims?
Use Pulaski County District Court at 3001 West Roosevelt Road in Little Rock for its own traffic, criminal, civil, small claims and warrant matters. The District Court lists criminal and traffic questions at 501-340-6832, civil and small claims at 501-340-6830, warrants at 501-340-6850 and cashier/payment questions at 501-340-6825.
Are Pulaski County juvenile records public online?
Do not assume juvenile records are public online. Pulaski County Juvenile Circuit Court handles dependency or neglect, delinquency, truancy, paternity and FINS matters. Juvenile and child-related information can be confidential or restricted under Arkansas law and Administrative Order 19.
Are Pulaski County real estate records the same as court records?
No. Real estate records, deeds, mortgages, DBA records, marriage licenses and county court orders use Pulaski Clerk recording or county-record routes, while court case dockets use Search ARCourts, circuit court records, district court records or the responsible city court.
Why might a Pulaski County case not appear online?
A case may be in the wrong court, too new to index, too old for the portal, filed under a different name, sealed, expunged, confidential, juvenile-related, restricted under Administrative Order 19, available only at a courthouse, or held by a city district court or federal court rather than the Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk.
Are Pulaski County court records the same as an Arkansas background check?
No. Court records are maintained by courts and clerks. Arkansas criminal-history background checks use Arkansas State Police and ACIC-related routes. The Arkansas Crime Information Center says it does not provide background checks and refers background-check requests to Arkansas State Police.
Where do I search Pulaski County federal court records?
Use PACER for federal district and bankruptcy records. Pulaski County is listed under the Eastern District of Arkansas. Federal court records are separate from Pulaski County circuit, county, district and city court records.
Source review and publishing checklist
This guide was reviewed against official and authoritative resources for the Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk, County Records Department, Clerk contact directory, Clerk fee pages, Search ARCourts, Arkansas Judiciary Search ARCourts information, Search ARCourts navigation tips, Arkansas Circuit Courts, Pulaski County Circuit Courts, Pulaski County District Court, District Court departments, criminal/traffic instructions, warrants, Juvenile Circuit Court, Arkansas District Courts directory, North Little Rock District Court, Maumelle District Court, Arkansas appellate court resources, Arkansas State Police/ACIC criminal-history information, Eastern District of Arkansas, Eastern District federal copy guidance and PACER pricing. Review date: September 2, 2026.