Phillips County Information
Phillips County is a county located in the state of Arkansas. In 2020, Phillips County had a population of 16,568, reported by a local census. The current county seat in Phillips County is Helena-West Helena.
It was formed in 1820.
It was named for Sylvanus Phillips, the area's first-known white settler and representative to the first Territorial Legislature of the Arkansas Territory.
The Helena-West Helena, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Phillips County.
Phillips County Arrest Records
In Phillips County, arrest records are also kept on each individual crime within the jurisdictional area. Crimes in Phillips County are split up into two main categories, violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. 157 violent and 471 property crimes occurred in Phillips County back in 2018. Phillips County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Phillips County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Neal Byrd
1804 Martin Luther King Drive
Helena, Arkansas 72342
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (870) 338-5555
Phillips County Criminal Records
Phillips County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Phillips County and across the whole state of Arkansas, the police are required to keep an up-to-date list of all criminal records. In Phillips County, locals can use a search tool in order to get access to the records. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Phillips County legally keeps current sex offender registers. Each offender living, working, attending school, or imprisoned in the Phillips County area must be on this list. This register can be accessed by all Phillips County citizens.
Residents living in Phillips County can use tools to search for any offenders in the area. A given zip code acts as the focal point of a resident's search. All offenders within that area will then be revealed to the searcher. Specific offenders can also be positioned using these search tools in Phillips County. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are also shown in the results.
Phillips County Court Records
Phillips County criminal, civil, and family cases are all managed by the county courthouse. Court records in Phillips County are taken care of by the court clerk. The Court of Appeals of Arkansas holds power to evaluate all contested cases across the state. The lower courts over which the Court of Appeals oversees include the 75 superior or trial courts across the 75 counties, including Phillips County. Phillips County residents can access court records at:
Phillips County Courthouse
Circuit Clerk: Lynn Stillwell
620 Cherry Street #206
Helena, AR 72342
Phone: (870) 338-5515
Fax: (870) 238-3831
Email: phillipscircuitclerk@yahoo.com
NOTE - Mail, email, or fax can all be used to send records to requesters in Phillips County. However, all official records can only be directed via mail-in Phillips County.
Phillips County Public Records
Every Phillips County resident, and Arkansas resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. The vital records in question document a person’s most essential life events. These milestone events comprise deaths, births, divorces, and marriages. Phillips County plays an important role in accumulating these reports. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the documents.
Marriage records are compiled by the county clerk Phillips County. Marriage records in Phillips County are located at the Arkansas Department of Health. The files that Phillips County would have obtained on these life events consist of birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. One central registry is used to store all vital records, including those from Phillips County. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.
Any public record can be copied and accessed by residents in Phillips County. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1967 gives the general public in Phillips County this fundamental right. The most recent change to the Act came in 2017. Citizens can obtain copies of public records in-person at:
Phillips County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Linda White
620 Cherry Street, Suite 202
Helena, AR 72342
Phone: (870) 338-5505
Fax: (870) 338-5513
Then again, to obtain a record copy, citizens must also pay a fee. Birth records in Phillips County cost $12 for the first copy. First copies of death records cost $10 in Phillips County. Marriage records in Phillips County cost $10 for the first copy.
NOTE - If someone wants to obtain records face-to-face, they must follow a variety of Phillips County rules. Requesters must visit between 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday to attain records in-person in Phillips County. If a requester wishes to purchase reports, they must bring some form of photo identification. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. Only public record applications put in writing will be accepted in Phillips County.
