Fayetteville White Pages Directory
The Fayetteville White Pages pull from the City Clerk, the Fayetteville Police Department, and the Washington County Circuit Clerk. Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas and sits at the south end of Northwest Arkansas. You can use the Fayetteville White Pages to look up a name, find a city ordinance, pull a police incident report, or check a court file. This page walks through every Fayetteville office that keeps a public record and shows the phone, address, and web link for each.
Fayetteville Overview
Fayetteville and Washington County White Pages
Court cases for Fayetteville file through the Washington County Circuit Clerk. The Circuit Court is the trial court for Fayetteville and the rest of Washington County. Civil, criminal, probate, domestic, and juvenile cases all go to the same Fayetteville courthouse. A Fayetteville White Pages case search can be run at the clerk's counter or online.
The statewide Arkansas CourtConnect portal is free. The portal covers Fayetteville Circuit Court and Fayetteville District Court files. Search by name, by case number, by judge, or by date. Most Fayetteville files go back years and show filings, hearings, and final orders. If a Fayetteville file has been sealed under Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401, it will not show up in the public search.
Fayetteville District Court takes in small claims, city cases, and some traffic matters. The court sits inside the city limits. Appeals from the Fayetteville District Court move up to the Circuit Court within 30 days.
Fayetteville City Clerk Records Search
The Fayetteville City Clerk is the official records keeper for the city. To see the main page, visit the City of Fayetteville website.
The City Clerk office is in Room 308 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Call 479-575-8323 or fax 479-718-7695. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Clerk keeps City Council records, city ordinances, city resolutions, meeting minutes, city contracts, board appointments, oaths of office, city election files, and all code changes.
Fayetteville City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meeting agendas, full packets, and minutes go on the city site and in the Clerk's office. A Fayetteville White Pages lookup for an ordinance or a vote can start with a quick search of the online code of ordinances, then pull the full file from the Clerk. Copy fees run $0.25 per page for plain copies.
A Fayetteville White Pages FOIA request can be filed in person, by mail, by phone, or by email. The Clerk coordinates the response across all city departments. Under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105, the office has three business days to act on a request. Complex Fayetteville requests can take longer, and the Clerk will send a note with the new timing.
Fayetteville Police White Pages Reports
The Fayetteville Police Department Records Division holds incident reports, accident reports, and arrest records. The police office is at 100 W. Rock Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Call 479-575-8323. Fayetteville reports are available in person, by mail, by fax, or through the online request system where offered.
Fayetteville incident and accident reports are ready in 3 to 5 business days after the event. The Records Division will redact parts of a report before release, such as the date of birth of a juvenile or the name of a protected witness. This is done under the FOIA exemptions in Arkansas Code § 25-19-105. Plain copy fees are $0.25 per page.
A Fayetteville White Pages name search with the Police Department is name-based. It only covers Fayetteville city records. It does not pull state or federal files. Fayetteville also handles local record checks for personal use and court matters. For a wider Arkansas criminal record check, use the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau.
Note: Ongoing Fayetteville investigations, juvenile files, and sealed records stay closed and will not show up in a standard Fayetteville White Pages search.
Fayetteville Marriage and Vital Records
Birth and death records for Fayetteville come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Division. The state unit holds every Fayetteville birth and death file on record. Birth certificates cost $12 for the first copy. Death certificates cost $10. Under Arkansas Code § 20-18-305, Fayetteville births stay closed for 100 years and Fayetteville deaths stay closed for 50 years.
Fayetteville marriage licenses file with the Washington County Clerk at the county courthouse. A Fayetteville couple can apply in person. The state office holds only a short summary of each Fayetteville marriage. For the full marriage file, contact the county.
For Fayetteville voter info, use the Arkansas Secretary of State Voter View. The tool lets a voter check their own Fayetteville registration, polling place, and early vote sites.
Fayetteville FOIA and White Pages Law
Arkansas FOIA, at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101, gives a Fayetteville citizen the right to ask for any city public record. Each Fayetteville office has three business days to respond. A Fayetteville denial has to list the exact code section that blocks the release. The Clerk and the Police Department both follow the same rules. The Arkansas Attorney General handles FOIA guidance and will weigh in on a Fayetteville White Pages dispute.
For the full Arkansas Code on Fayetteville White Pages requests, use the Arkansas General Assembly site. The page has the entire code. It has a keyword search. It lists pending bills that may change Fayetteville records law.
Under Arkansas Code § 16-10-301, Fayetteville courts set their own local rules for records. Sealed, juvenile, and adoption records stay closed. For a Fayetteville White Pages request on a criminal case, the Circuit Clerk will redact social security numbers, protected witness info, and other items that Arkansas Code § 12-12-901 keeps private.
Fees for Fayetteville White Pages records are set per office. Copy fees are $0.25 per plain page. Certified copies cost more. If the total is going to top $25, the Fayetteville office can ask for pre-payment. The first 30 minutes of Fayetteville staff search time is free. After that, the city can bill for actual cost.
For Fayetteville state inmate files, the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search is free. It covers every Fayetteville case that ended in state prison time. The tool pulls by name or by inmate number.
Note: Fayetteville FOIA denials can be appealed in circuit court, and the court may award costs and fees if the denial was not well grounded.
Nearby Cities Near Fayetteville
Fayetteville sits in Washington County near a few other cities that have their own White Pages tools. Pick a nearby city to see local records info.