Chicot County DWI and DUI Records

Chicot County DUI records are held by the county sheriff in Lake Village, the circuit clerk, and the state court system. Chicot is located in the southeastern corner of Arkansas along the Mississippi River. If you need to find DUI arrest records, search for a criminal case, or request documents related to a DWI offense in Chicot County, this guide walks you through the available sources and how to access them.

Chicot County Sheriff and Arrest Records

The Chicot County Sheriff's Office is in Lake Village, the county seat. The sheriff is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of the county and operates the county detention facility. For inmate inquiries or to ask about a recent DUI arrest, contact the sheriff's office by phone or in person during business hours. There is no publicly available online inmate roster for Chicot County at this time.

Arrest records from DUI and DWI stops are public documents under ACA § 25-19-101. You can request them in writing by mail or in person at the sheriff's office in Lake Village. Include the full name of the subject and the approximate date of the arrest in your request. The agency must respond within three business days. Copy fees for printed records typically run $0.25 to $1.00 per page.

For state police DUI arrests in Chicot County, those records are held by the Arkansas State Police. State troopers regularly patrol U.S. 65 and U.S. 82, which pass through Chicot County. Trooper-made arrests are separate from sheriff records but both end up in the ACIC criminal history database.

The Arkansas Association of Counties page for Chicot County provides contact information for county offices and elected officials, including the sheriff. It is a useful reference if you do not have a direct phone number for the county jail or other offices.

Circuit Court and CourtConnect

Chicot County Circuit Court in Lake Village handles all felony DWI cases and appeals from district court. The circuit clerk maintains the official court record. Misdemeanor DUI cases go through district court. Both levels of court records can be searched through the state's free online system.

Chicot County has partial information available through the Arkansas CourtConnect system. Search at caseinfo.arcourts.gov by name or case number. Results show case status, charge descriptions, and hearing dates for DUI and DWI criminal cases. For records not available online or for physical copies, contact the circuit clerk directly in Lake Village.

The CourtConnect portal is the free public case search for Chicot County court records, including DUI and DWI criminal cases. It is available 24 hours a day except during brief maintenance windows.

Standard copy fees are $1.00 per page for regular copies and $5.00 plus $1.00 per additional page for certified copies. Court fines and fees can be paid online through the Arkansas Court Payment portal.

DWI and DUI Law in Arkansas

ACA § 5-65-103 defines DWI as operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. A first offense is a misdemeanor: up to one year in jail, $150 to $1,000 fine, six-month suspension. The 10-year lookback period means prior DWI convictions from the past decade factor into which offense number a person is facing.

Second DWI within 10 years: 7 days to 1 year in jail, $400 to $3,000 fine, 24-month suspension. Third offense: 90 days to 1 year in jail, $900 to $5,000 fine, 30-month suspension. Fourth or subsequent within 10 years: Class D felony, 1 to 6 years prison, up to $5,000 fine, 4-year revocation. Arkansas does not permit plea bargaining from DWI to a lesser charge.

The implied consent law under ACA § 5-65-202 covers all drivers in Arkansas. Refusing a chemical test triggers automatic administrative license suspension separate from any criminal penalty. First refusal: 180 days. Second within 5 years: 2 years. Third within 5 years: 3 years. Fourth within 5 years: lifetime revocation. Refusal is also evidence a court can use against a driver.

The Arkansas DFA manages the administrative license actions. These are separate from what happens in Chicot County Circuit Court on the criminal side. A person faces both tracks from the same DWI arrest. DFA Driver Control at (501) 682-1631 handles reinstatement questions.

Requesting DUI Records in Chicot County

The most direct path to court case information is CourtConnect. Start there. It is free. If you need physical case documents, contact the Chicot County Circuit Clerk in Lake Village. For arrest records from the sheriff, submit a written FOIA request to the sheriff's office.

If you think a person received a state prison sentence from a felony DWI conviction, the Arkansas Department of Correction inmate search is free and searchable by name or county. This system does not show county jail inmates.

For formal criminal history reports, the Arkansas State Police background check system at cbc.ark.org handles name-based searches ($22.00) and mail requests ($25.00 to: Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau, 1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209). Written consent from the subject is required.

Crash reports for DUI accidents can be ordered at crashreports.ark.org for $10 each. The VINE notification service at vinelink.com lets victims register for custody status alerts on offenders in DUI cases at no charge.

Nearby Counties

Chicot County is in the southeastern corner of Arkansas along the Mississippi River. Adjacent counties also have DUI records available through state and local sources.