Search Sebastian County White Pages

The Sebastian County White Pages draw from the Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, JusticeWeb, and Sheriff. Fort Smith is the Sebastian County seat, and the county has a second hub in Greenwood. You can use the Sebastian County White Pages to find a name, check a court case, look up a property owner, or track a criminal file. The Sebastian White Pages search is free to run in most tools. This page shows where to look and who to call for a Sebastian County White Pages records search.

Sebastian County Circuit Clerk White Pages

The Sebastian County Circuit Clerk is the main stop for court and land records in the Sebastian County White Pages. The Fort Smith office sits at 901 S. B Street, Room 205, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Call 479-782-1046 or fax 479-784-1580. The Greenwood office sits at 301 E. Center Street, Room 103, Greenwood, AR 72936, and can be reached at 479-996-6885. Hours at both are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The Fort Smith Sebastian office handles most court filings and serves as the primary records repository. The Greenwood office gives local access for folks in the east part of the county. The Sebastian Circuit Clerk is the official custodian of record for the Circuit Court and serves as the ex officio county recorder. Staff file civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile cases. The office also records deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats.

Start a Sebastian case lookup at the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk page. The page lists hours, staff, and direct links to online tools.

The Sebastian page points to CourtConnect for civil, probate, and domestic cases, and to JusticeWeb for criminal files. The statewide Arkansas CourtConnect portal lets you search by party name, case number, or date range for Sebastian non-criminal matters.

Fee schedule for Sebastian County White Pages records from the Circuit Clerk:

• Record search: $5.00 per name
• Certified copies: $10.00 per document
• Regular copies: $0.50 per page
• Circuit Court filing: $165.00 for a new cause of action
• Real estate recording: $15.00 first page, $5.00 each more

Note: FOIA White Pages requests to the Sebastian Circuit Clerk get a free 30 minutes of staff time under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105, with extra time billed at actual cost.

Sebastian County Criminal Case Search

The Sebastian Circuit Clerk runs a dedicated criminal records portal. JusticeWeb covers Sebastian County Circuit Court criminal files from June 2015 to the present. As of April 1, 2022, all cases except criminal moved to CourtConnect. Criminal files stay on JusticeWeb.

Pull up the Sebastian criminal portal at the JusticeWeb Reports page. The tool offers a Case or Name Search, Case Search Involvement Type, Case Summary, Convictions on Controlled Substance Charges, and a Court Calendar.

The Sebastian JusticeWeb site shows case numbers, party names, charges, filing dates, hearing dates, and disposition info. User sign up gives full access. Guest views show core case data. For document images, you still have to order from the Circuit Clerk's office.

For pre-2015 Sebastian criminal files, the old iSeries archive or an in-person trip to the Fort Smith Circuit Clerk is the route. Staff can pull a file from the shelf for a $5.00 record search fee per name. Certified Sebastian criminal copies run $10.00 per document.

The court record rules under Arkansas Code § 16-10-301 give the Sebastian clerk the duty to keep these files safe and open for public use. If a Sebastian file has been sealed under Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401, it will not show up in the public White Pages search. For technical help with JusticeWeb, call 479-782-1046.

Note: JusticeWeb shows text data only, so you still need to request copies of Sebastian criminal documents from the Fort Smith office.

Sebastian County Marriage and Voter Records

The Sebastian County Clerk sits at 35 S. 6th Street, Room 102, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Call 479-782-5065 or fax 479-784-1567. The office files marriage licenses, voter rolls, DBA forms, and various county court documents. The County Clerk also serves as the official voter registrar for Sebastian County.

Start at the Sebastian County Clerk page for forms, hours, and staff info.

The Sebastian site covers every service tied to that office. Marriage licenses are good for Arkansas ceremonies held anywhere in state. Both people have to show up with a valid photo ID and pay the $60 fee. The license stays good for 60 days.

A Sebastian DBA, or assumed business name, is filed for sole owners and partners. The fee is $25 for a five-year term. The Sebastian County Clerk also keeps minister credentials on file for any officiant who wants to run a wedding in the state.

For a Sebastian voter status check, call 479-782-5065 or use the Arkansas Secretary of State elections page. For a full Sebastian County business entity lookup on a corporation or LLC, search the Arkansas Secretary of State Business and Commercial Services site, since the County Clerk only files DBAs.

Sebastian County Property Lookup

The Sebastian County Assessor sits at 35 S. 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901. Call 479-783-8948 for the Assessor or 479-783-4163 for the Tax Collector. The Assessor holds the working file on every real and personal account in Sebastian County. Public access runs through the downtown Fort Smith office.

Personal property in Sebastian County has to be assessed by May 31 each year. A late file brings a 10% fee. You can assess in person or by phone to skip a trip to the Sebastian office. The Assessor also files for homestead credit and value appeals.

For a Sebastian parcel title chain, pair the Assessor data with the Circuit Clerk recorder side. The Assessor shows value, size, and owner of record. The Circuit Clerk side shows the deed chain, mortgages, and liens recorded against each parcel.

Sebastian County Sheriff White Pages

The Sebastian County Sheriff holds the jail side of the Sebastian White Pages. The office handles warrants, arrest reports, accident reports, and the current inmate roster. FOIA requests to the Sheriff run under Arkansas Code § 25-19-101.

You can ask for a Sebastian incident or accident report in person, by mail, or by fax. Give the date, time, place, and any name tied to the file. Copy fees run $0.25 per page for plain copies. Complex Sebastian jobs may cost more for staff time.

For a state prison inmate, use the Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search instead, since the Sebastian Sheriff only holds people in county custody. The Arkansas State Police site has crash reports and criminal history request forms tied to Sebastian County cases.

For a Sebastian County sex offender check, use the Arkansas Crime Information Center. The list comes out of Arkansas Code § 12-12-901 and shows each name tied to a Sebastian address.

Note: The Sebastian County Sheriff staff can confirm if a person is in jail but will not hand out home address data on third parties.

Sebastian County Vital Records Access

Birth and death records for Sebastian County come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Division. Birth certificates are $12 for the first copy. Death certificates are $10 for the first copy. Extra copies of the same Sebastian record ordered at the same time cost less.

Under Arkansas Code § 20-18-305, Sebastian births stay closed for 100 years and deaths stay closed for 50 years. Only the person named, a parent, a spouse, a child, or a legal rep can pull a Sebastian vital record still under that seal.

For a Sebastian ceremony marriage, go to the County Clerk in Fort Smith. The state Vital Records office only has a summary coupon. The Sebastian County Clerk holds the full signed license and can issue a certified copy.

Sebastian County FOIA and White Pages Rules

Arkansas FOIA, at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101, gives any citizen the right to ask for a Sebastian County public record. The Sebastian Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Assessor, and Sheriff all follow the same rule. Send a Sebastian request in person, by mail, by fax, or by email. The office has three business days to pull the file. For complex Sebastian jobs, the office can ask for more time.

The Arkansas Attorney General handles FOIA guidance and complaints for Sebastian and all other counties. Sebastian copy fees are $0.50 per page for plain copies and $10.00 per document for certified. The first 30 minutes of staff search time is free. After that, staff time is billed at actual cost.

Juvenile, adoption, sealed, and certain protected Sebastian files stay closed under state law. The Sebastian Circuit Clerk will deny a White Pages request that touches those records. For the full text of any statute, use the Arkansas General Assembly site, which has the full Arkansas Code and pending bills.

Note: In-person file view at the Fort Smith or Greenwood courthouse is free, so a quick trip can save the Sebastian search fee for a single name.

Cities in Sebastian County

Sebastian County has several cities with their own local White Pages sources. Pick a city below to see the local clerk contacts, police records, and court links.