Siloam Springs DWI and DUI Records

Siloam Springs DUI records are public documents from DWI and DUI charges filed in Benton County courts. The Siloam Springs Police Department at 410 North Broadway maintains arrest records and processes FOIA requests. The Benton County District Court Siloam Springs Department is located at the same address and handles misdemeanor DWI cases, traffic citations, and other local violations.

Siloam Springs Police Department

The Siloam Springs Police Department is at 410 North Broadway, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. The Records Division phone is (479) 524-4118. The Records Division processes all public records requests, maintains police reports, arrest records, and accident reports. You can request records in person during business hours or by calling the Records Division directly.

FOIA requests are accepted at the Records Division. Under Arkansas law, the department has three business days to respond. DUI arrest records and incident reports become public once a case is no longer under active investigation. Accident reports from DUI crashes are also available through the department.

For statewide crash reports, the crashreports.ark.org portal offers reports for $10 each. This covers reports filed by both city police and state troopers in the Siloam Springs area.

The Siloam Springs city website at siloamsprings.com provides city department contacts including the police department and records request procedures.

Benton County District Court - Siloam Springs Department

The Benton County District Court Siloam Springs Department is co-located with the police department at 410 North Broadway, P.O. Box 80, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. Phone: (479) 524-4947. Fax: (479) 238-0995. This court has jurisdiction over misdemeanor DWI and DUI cases, traffic citations, ordinance violations, and civil cases under $25,000.

If you have a DWI case pending in Siloam Springs, this is the court to contact for hearing dates, fine information, and case status. All misdemeanor DWI cases from arrests made within Siloam Springs will come through this court department. Felony DWI cases are sent up to Benton County Circuit Court.

You can also search court records for free at any time through CourtConnect. DWI cases from Siloam Springs appear in the Benton County court records. Search by name or case number to find case details, charges, and outcomes. Pay court fines through pay.arcourts.gov.

Benton County and State DUI Resources

Siloam Springs is one of several cities in Benton County with its own district court department. Benton County is the fastest-growing county in Arkansas, with significant DUI enforcement activity along US-412 and other major corridors through the area.

The Arkansas DFA Driver Services handles license suspension after a DUI arrest in Siloam Springs. Administrative suspension kicks in immediately for a failed breath test and after 180 days for a test refusal if no hearing is requested. The DFA phone is (501) 682-1631.

For criminal background checks that include DWI history, use the Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check system. Name-based checks cost $22 per person and require written consent from the subject. Fingerprint-based checks are $13 for authorized entities.

Arkansas State Police troopers serve rural Benton County and the state highways around Siloam Springs. Their DUI arrest records go into the ACIC statewide database. For inmate searches at state facilities, use the ADC Inmate Search.

DWI Laws and Penalties

Arkansas uses DWI for adults over 21 with a BAC at or above 0.08%. DUI applies to drivers under 21 with a BAC between 0.02% and 0.08%. Each charge type has its own penalties.

A first-offense DWI means up to one year in jail, a $150 to $1,000 fine, and a 6-month license suspension. Second offense within 5 years: minimum 7 days in jail, $400 to $3,000 fine, 24-month suspension. Third offense: 90 days minimum in jail, suspension for 30 months. A fourth offense within 10 years is a felony with 1 to 6 years in state prison.

No plea bargaining is allowed for DWI in Arkansas. The implied consent law requires drivers to submit to breath or blood testing. Test refusal triggers automatic suspension and can be used as trial evidence. The lookback period for counting prior DWI convictions is 10 years from the offense date.

Nearby Cities

Siloam Springs is in the western part of Benton County near the Oklahoma border. Other qualifying cities in Benton County and the Northwest Arkansas region include the following.

For county-level DUI records, visit Benton County DUI Records.