Franklin County, AR

Death certificates for Ozark, Arkansas (Franklin County) come from two places. (1) **Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section** — Slot 44, 4815 W Markham St, Little Rock AR 72205, phone (501) 661-2336, https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/certificates-records/. **Fee**: **$10 for the first certified copy** and **$8 each additional copy** of the same record ordered at the same time. Online ordering through VitalChek at https://www.vitalchek.com/v/vital-records/arkansas (3–5 business days, +$5 standard processing + $1.85 ID verification fee). (2) **Franklin County Clerk** — handles local-level certificate requests, 211 W Commercial St, Ozark AR 72949, phone (479) 667-3607. Same $10 / $8 fee schedule. **Eligibility (Ark. Code Ann. § 20-18-305)**: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, legal representative, or person with documented direct interest. Government photo ID required. Records become public **50 years after the death date**. **Apostille for international use**: order the certified copy from ADH first, then take it to the Arkansas Secretary of State, 500 Woodlane St #256, Little Rock AR 72201. **Funeral home tip**: order 6–10 copies if the deceased had multiple accounts, real estate, or out-of-state assets — each agency typically wants its own original. Sources: Arkansas Department of Health Vital Records, VitalChek, Franklin County Clerk, Berna Funeral Homes.

Three sources for active warrants in Little Rock. (1) **Pulaski County Sheriff's Office** at https://pcso.org — most county-level felony and unincorporated warrants. The PCSO Detention Facility is at 3201 W Roosevelt Rd, Little Rock AR 72204. Inmate roster (current detainees including booked warrants) at https://pulaski-so-ar.zuercherportal.com. (2) **Pulaski County District Court Warrants** at https://pulaskicountydc.com/warrants/, phone (501) 340-6850 — bench warrants for failure to appear in District Court (misdemeanors, traffic, city ordinance). The District Court can also tell you how to **clear the warrant** by appearing voluntarily (often a re-set hearing date with a $25–$100 motion fee, far better than getting picked up on a stop). (3) **Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect** at https://caseinfo.aoc.arkansas.gov — every filed case shows whether a bench warrant has been issued for failure to appear; covers Pulaski Circuit Court (felonies, divorce) and District Courts statewide. (4) **Little Rock Police Department** for warrants from city-level cases: 700 W Markham St, Little Rock AR 72201, phone (501) 371-4621. (5) **Arkansas State Police Most Wanted** at https://dps.arkansas.gov for serious statewide fugitives. **What won't show up**: confidential warrants in active investigations and sealed indictments. **Strong recommendation**: if a warrant might be out for you, retain a defense attorney before walking into a station. A planned voluntary surrender — often with bond posted in advance — beats a traffic-stop arrest. Sources: Pulaski County Sheriff, Pulaski County District Court, Arkansas Judiciary.

Searching for inmates in Union County, Arkansas (El Dorado) splits across three layers. (1) **Union County Jail** (county-level pre-trial and short-sentence inmates) — Union County Sheriff's Office, **250 American Rd, El Dorado AR 71730**, phone (870) 864-1970. Live inmate roster at https://www.unioncountysheriff.net/inmateRoster — name, booking number, age, sex, race, booking date. Alternate roster via Citizen Connect at https://cc.southernsoftware.com/bookingsearch/index.php?AgencyID=UnionCoAR. The Union County Sheriff also maintains a bail-bond book per Arkansas statute. Current detainee count typically runs around 200. (2) **Arkansas state prison inmates** (sentenced felons) — Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate population search at https://portal.arkansas.gov/service/ar-inmate-population-search/ or directly at https://doc.arkansas.gov. (3) **Federal inmates** — Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/. (4) **Court records** for any case that produced a charge — Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect at https://caseinfo.aoc.arkansas.gov, pick Union County. (5) **El Dorado Police Department** for incident reports inside city limits, 200 W Main St, El Dorado AR 71730, (870) 881-4800. **Visitation, deposit accounts, and inmate phone**: contact the Union County Sheriff at (870) 864-1970. Sources: Union County Sheriff's Office, AR DOC, Federal BOP, Arkansas Judiciary.

Three reliable sources for active warrants in Arkansas. (1) **County Sheriff active warrant list** — most counties publish a public list. Sebastian (Fort Smith) at https://warrants.sebastiancountyar.gov/; Benton at https://sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov; Pulaski (Little Rock) at https://pcso.org; White at https://wcso.cc; Sharp at https://www.sharpcountysheriff.com. Some counties also use the **ISOMS Warrant Portal** at https://arccportal.isoms.cloud:8004/portal/Warrants. (2) **Arkansas Judiciary CourtConnect** at https://caseinfo.aoc.arkansas.gov — every filed case shows whether a bench warrant has been issued for failure to appear; covers Circuit (felonies, divorce) and District (misdemeanors, traffic) courts in all 75 counties. (3) **Arkansas State Police Most Wanted** at https://dps.arkansas.gov for serious statewide fugitives, plus the **U.S. Marshals Profiled Fugitives** at https://www.usmarshals.gov/what-we-do/fugitive-apprehension/profiled-fugitives for federal warrants. **Won't show up**: confidential warrants in active investigations, sealed indictments, juvenile-court warrants. Many low-level municipal warrants don't propagate to county or state systems and require a phone call to the issuing court. **Quash a warrant**: most courts allow a Motion to Quash that re-sets a hearing date for around $25–$100 motion fee — much better than a traffic-stop arrest. **Strong recommendation**: if a warrant might be out for you, retain a defense attorney before walking into a station. Voluntary surrender on planned terms — bond posted in advance — beats an unplanned arrest. Sources: county sheriffs, Arkansas Judiciary, Arkansas State Police, ISOMS Portal.

To confirm a death in Garland County, Arkansas (Hot Springs area), use one of three sources. (1) **Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section** at https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/certificates-records/, Slot 44, 4815 W Markham St, Little Rock AR 72205, phone (501) 661-2336. **Certified death certificate**: $10 first / $8 each additional. (2) **Garland County Clerk** at the courthouse, 501 Ouachita Ave, Hot Springs AR 71901, phone (501) 622-3610 — same fee schedule, often faster turnaround for recent deaths. (3) **VitalChek** at https://www.vitalchek.com/v/vital-records/arkansas — 3–5 business day express shipping, +$5 processing + $1.85 ID verification fee. **Free informal confirmations** (not legal proof but useful for genealogy or initial verification): Social Security Death Master File via FamilySearch.org, Find A Grave at https://www.findagrave.com (cemetery records), local newspaper obituaries (the Sentinel-Record covers Hot Springs and surrounding Garland County). **Eligibility for the certified copy**: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, legal representative, person with direct interest (Ark. Code § 20-18-305). Government ID required. **Records become public 50 years after death**. For an apostille (international use), order through ADH then submit to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Sources: Arkansas Department of Health, Garland County Clerk, VitalChek.

Arkansas marriage records sit in two places. (1) **County Clerk** — where the license was originally issued. The Clerk holds the original signed license and the certified-copy archive; **certified copies are $5.00 each plus postage** in most counties (Carroll County example). New license fee is $60.00 statewide (cash or credit card; no checks at most clerks — Pulaski Circuit Clerk at https://pulaskiclerkar.gov/departments/marriage-license/, Clark County https://clarkcountyar.gov/county-clerk/marriage-license-info/, Miller https://millercountyclerkar.com/fees/, Lonoke https://lonokecoclerk.com/fees/ all show $60). Both parties present, photo ID required. (2) **Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section** — Slot 44, 4815 W Markham St, Little Rock AR 72205, phone (501) 661-2336, https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/certificates-records/order-marriage-records/. **Fee**: **$10.00 per certified copy**. Online ordering at https://ar.gov/vitalrecords adds a $5 standard processing fee plus $1.85 ID verification. VitalChek at https://www.vitalchek.com/v/vital-records/arkansas offers express shipping. **Eligibility (A.C.A. § 20-18-305)**: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, legal representative, person with documented direct interest. Government photo ID required. **Records become public 50 years after the marriage date**. **Apostille for international use**: get the certified copy from the County Clerk, then submit to the Arkansas Secretary of State at 500 Woodlane St #256, Little Rock AR 72201. Sources: Arkansas Department of Health, county clerk fee schedules, A.C.A. § 20-18-305.