Arkansas Marriage & Divorce Vital Records

Capitol: Little Rock
Most Populous City: Little Rock
Total Area: 52,897 sq mi 
Total Population (2010): 2915918
Website: http://www.arkansas.gov
Source: Wikipedia

Arkansas marriage records issued since January 1917 are available, for a fee and with proper photo identification, from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section. A full certified copy may be obtained from County Clerk in county where the marriage license was issued (see http://www.arcounties.org/counties). Arkansas divorce records issued since January 1923 are available, for a fee and with proper photo identification, from the Department of Health. A full certified copy may be obtained from the Circuit or Chancery Clerk in county where divorce was granted; and a certified copy of a divorce coupon may be obtained from the state. Additional information about these Arkansas vital records is available online at http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/certificatesVitalRecords/Pages/MarriageandDivorceRecords.aspx.

For more information on Arkansas vital records, visit Arkansas Birth & Death Vital Records

Arkansas Vital Records Offices

Record Type: Marriage Certificates
Arkansas Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
PO Box 8184
Little Rock, AR 72203-8184
Phone: 501-661-2174
Fax: 501-661-2717
Website

Business Hours: 8AM-4:30PM
Note: Customers who want a copy of the actual license or decree must contact the County Clerk or Circuit Clerk office where the record was recorded.
Record Access Requirements: Must have a signed release from person of record if requester is not a member of immediate family.
Search Note: Requester must sign request and provide phone number. You must know the county name and/or date of event.

Records Available: Divorce Records
Arkansas Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
PO Box 8184
Little Rock, AR 72203-8184
Phone: 501-661-2174
Fax: 501-661-2717
Website

Business Hours: 8AM-4:30PM
Note: Customers who want a copy of the actual license or decree must contact the County Clerk or Circuit Clerk office where the record was recorded.
Record Access Requirements: Must have a signed release from person of record if requester is not a member of the immediate family.
Search Note: Requester must sign request and provide phone number. You must know the county name and/or date of event.

Records Available: Statewide Court Records
Administrative Office of Courts
625 Marshall Street, Ste 1100
Little Rock, AR 72201-1078
Phone: 501-682-9400
Fax: 501-682-9410
< a href="http://www.courts.state.ar.us">Website
Business Hours: 8AM-5PM
Note: There is no statewide access to county court records from this office. Except for certain online research capabilities, all court record access must be done at the local level.

Records Available: Criminal Records
Arkansas State Police
Identification Bureau
#1 State Police Plaza Dr
Little Rock, AR 72209
Phone: 501-618-8500
Fax: 501-618-8404
Website

Business Hours: 7:30AM-5PM
Note: The public may obtain criminal history records, including third parties on behalf of employers. A signed, notarized release form must be on file with the requesting entity.
Record Access Requirements: Manual requests will not include pending arrests or records without dispositions, unless the requester is entitled to federally disqualifying arrests. Online records will show felony records w/o dispositions.
Search Note: 100% of the arrest records are fingerprint supported. Is it suggested to use the Bureau's request form (ASP-122) for manual requests.

Records Available: Incarceration Records
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Records Supervisor
PO Box 8707
Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8707
Phone: 870-267-6424
Website

Business Hours: 8AM-4:30PM
Note: Questions may be directed to [email protected].
Search Note: Location, ADC number, physical Identifiers and sentencing information, release dates are released.

Arkansas County Marriage & Divorce Vital Records