Fort Smith White Pages Lookup

The Fort Smith White Pages pull from the city FOIA portal, the Fort Smith Police Department, and the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk. Fort Smith sits on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border along the Arkansas River. The city is the second largest in the state. You can use the Fort Smith White Pages to look up a name, find a police report, check a court case, or pull a city contract. This page lists every Fort Smith office that keeps a public record.

Fort Smith and Sebastian County White Pages

Court files for Fort Smith go through the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk. Fort Smith is a co-seat of Sebastian County, and the courthouse sits right in the city. To see the county circuit clerk page, visit the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk portal.

The Sebastian Circuit Clerk files civil, criminal, probate, domestic, and juvenile cases for Fort Smith. Call 479-782-1046 for help with a Fort Smith divorce file or civil case. The clerk's office also runs the marriage license desk for Fort Smith. Call 479-782-5065 for that. Both offices take Fort Smith White Pages requests in person, by mail, and by fax.

A full Fort Smith White Pages case search can be run free at the statewide Arkansas CourtConnect portal. The portal covers every Fort Smith Circuit Court and Fort Smith District Court file. Search by name, by case number, by judge, or by date range. Fort Smith city code cases, municipal fines, and traffic cases show up in the Fort Smith District Court at 479-784-2420.

Fort Smith City Records Portal

The City of Fort Smith runs a public records page and a full online FOIA portal. The Deputy City Administrator's office handles the Fort Smith White Pages requests. Citizens can file online, by mail, or by walk-in at Fort Smith City Hall, Fort Smith, AR 72901.

The online Fort Smith FOIA portal lets a filer list the records, add contact info, and track the status in one place. The Deputy City Administrator works with each city department to pull the file. The city has three business days to act under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105. Larger Fort Smith requests can take longer, and the city will send a note with the new date.

Fort Smith copy fees are set at $0.25 per plain page. Certified copies cost more. For large requests, Fort Smith will send an estimated fee before it pulls the file. If the fee tops $25, the city can ask for pre-payment. The first 30 minutes of Fort Smith staff time is free for the White Pages search.

Note: Fort Smith White Pages requests have to be specific. A broad request like "all 2023 files" will be sent back for a sharper scope.

Fort Smith Police White Pages Records

The Fort Smith Police Department Central Records Section runs on the Integrated Criminal Information System, or ICIS. The ICIS master name file cross-references every Fort Smith police record. Names in the system include victims, complainants, suspects, arrested persons, traffic citation subjects, field contact names, and witnesses. Fort Smith officers and records staff can search by name, date, location, incident type, and case number.

Under Fort Smith Policy 1108.17 and Arkansas Code § 5-1-109, all Fort Smith criminal and traffic accident records are kept for at least three years. Fort Smith homicide records are kept for good. Fort Smith rape records are kept for at least 15 years.

Fort Smith traffic citations are picked up daily by the clerk and entered into the ICIS Citations module. The citations also go to the Fort Smith District Court for entry into the AS/400 system. A Fort Smith White Pages traffic ticket search can pull the ticket, the court date, and the fine. Fort Smith citation books are kept in locked storage and issued in numerical order only.

The Fort Smith Police Evidence Custodian uses the TRAQ computer system. The Fort Smith evidence file holds found property, recovered property, evidence property, safekeeping property, and property set for destruction. Chain of custody is tracked from start to end. A Fort Smith White Pages request for an evidence log is possible once the case is closed.

The Fort Smith Central Records Section is secured with proximity card access. Only trained Fort Smith records staff can access it. Outside visitors need an escort. Original Fort Smith files do not leave the records area except for court work or other official business. A checkout log tracks every Fort Smith record that moves out.

Note: Fort Smith records staff redact juvenile info, protected witness info, and medical data from Fort Smith White Pages responses before release.

Fort Smith Marriage and Vital Records

Birth and death records for Fort Smith come from the state at 1-800-462-0599. The Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Division holds every Fort Smith birth and death file. Under Arkansas Code § 20-18-305, Fort Smith births stay closed for 100 years and Fort Smith deaths stay closed for 50 years.

Marriage records for Fort Smith file with the Sebastian County Clerk at 479-782-5065. Divorce records for Fort Smith go to the Sebastian Circuit Clerk at 479-782-1046. For property data tied to a Fort Smith name, call the Sebastian County Assessor at 479-783-8948. Property tax info is at the Sebastian County Tax Collector at 479-783-4163. Fort Smith municipal fines are tracked at Fort Smith District Court, 479-784-2420.

For a wider Fort Smith White Pages search, the state offers free tools. These include the Arkansas inmate search, the ACIC search for sex offenders, and the Arkansas State Police background page. Each tool is free and open to the public.

Fort Smith FOIA and White Pages Law

Arkansas FOIA, at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101, gives any Arkansas citizen the right to see a Fort Smith public record. The Arkansas Attorney General runs FOIA training and prints a handbook that Fort Smith city staff follow. The AG can issue an opinion on a Fort Smith White Pages dispute. A Fort Smith filer can also sue in circuit court.

For full Arkansas Code text on Fort Smith records, use the Arkansas General Assembly page. It has each act, each code section, and a keyword search. Fort Smith law staff and Fort Smith reporters both use this site.

Some Fort Smith records stay closed. Fort Smith juvenile files, adoption files, and files sealed under Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401 will not show up in a Fort Smith White Pages search. Certain Fort Smith criminal history items are also covered by the rules in Arkansas Code § 12-12-901.

Fort Smith courts set rules under Arkansas Code § 16-10-301. Court staff time for a Fort Smith White Pages search is billed after the first 30 minutes. The Fort Smith Circuit Clerk will redact protected parts of a file before release.

Note: A Fort Smith FOIA denial has to cite a specific code section, and the filer can appeal to circuit court with costs and fees on the table if the denial fails.

Nearby Cities Near Fort Smith

Fort Smith sits near a few other Arkansas cities that have their own White Pages resources. Pick a nearby city below.