Yell County Information
Yell County is located in Arkansas. A census revealed that Yell County had a total population of 20,263 in 2020. Danville is the current county seat in Yell County.
It was formed in 1840.
It was named after Archibald Yell, who was the state's first member of the United States House of Representatives and the second governor of Arkansas.
Yell County is part of the Russellville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Yell County Arrest Records
All crimes in the Yell County area have records kept on them. Crimes are split into two main categorizations in Yell County. Violent crime and property crime are the classes in question. 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. In 2020, in Yell County, there were 52 violent and 148 property crimes. Yell County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Yell County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Nick Gault
201 East 5th Street
Danville, AR 72833
Phone: (479) 495-4881
Fax: (479) 495-4891
Yell County Criminal Records
Yell 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 Yell County and across the whole state of Arkansas, police officers are required to keep an updated list of all arrest records. In Yell County, citizens can use a search tool in order to get access to the records. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Yell County sex offender register is updated constantly. These consist of any offender living, attending school, working, or imprisoned in the Yell County area. This register can be accessed by all Yell County residents.
Residents of Yell County can therefore search for any sex offenders within a certain distance of their homes. People must simply enter a zip code to act as the center of their search. All offenders within those coordinates will then be revealed to the Yell County resident. Citizens can also lookup specific offenders in Yell County. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are also shown in the results.
Yell County Court Records
In Yell County, the county courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. Court records in Yell County are compiled and maintained by the court clerk. In the state of Arkansas, the Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals. These lower courts often refer to one of the 75 superior or trial courts found across Arkansas’s 75 counties, including Yell County. Yell County court records can be accessed at:
Yell County County Courthouse
Clerk: Anna Ward
101 East 5th Street
P.O. Box 219
Danville, AR 72833
Phone: (479) 495-4850
Fax: (479) 495-4875
NOTE - Common records in Yell County can be delivered by mail, email, or fax. Nevertheless, any official or accredited records in Yell County can only be delivered via mail.
Yell County Public Records
Every Yell County resident, and Arkansas resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. These records refer to a person's most essential life events. These milestone events contain deaths, births, divorces, and marriages. Counties such as Yell County help to collect these files. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the files.
Arkansas requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. The Arkansas Department of Health stores these records. The main vital records gathered by the state are birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. All vital state records, including those from Yell County, are kept in one central registry. They can be used in the future for statistical analysis.
The general public in Yell County can access all public records. The 1967 Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in Arkansas gave all citizens of Yell County the fundamental right to access these public records. The most recent change to this law came in 2017. Citizens can purchase copies of public records in-person at:
Yell County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Anna Ward
101 East 5th
Danville, AR 72833
Phone: (479) 495-4850
Fax: (479) 229-5634
Nonetheless, every record comes at a cost, as it takes both times to source the records and resources to print them. Yell County birth records cost $12 per first copy. Death certificates and marriage certificates in Yell County cost $10 for a first copy.
NOTE - In order to get hold of records, Yell County requesters must adhere to several rules. The office is open between 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. If requesters wish to attain documents, they must bring some form of photo identification. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. All Yell County public record requests must be put in writing.
