Saline County Court Records Lookup

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Saline County is included in the central Arkansas region. It was formed on November 2, 1835. A population of 123,988 people according to the 2022 census live in Saline county. It was named after the salt water (brine) springs in the area. Benton is its county seat and largest city. One Circuit Court and seven District Courts employ the body of knowledge used overtime in legal practices in settling matters in courts and prevent the future occurrences of disputes. Saline county is in the 28th Judicial District.

Located in Benton, the Saline county circuit court is a general jurisdiction court and its area of expertise is in criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and juvenile cases. The District Courts which were formally Municipal Courts before the passage of Amendment 80, conduct felony preliminary hearings, hear misdemeanor criminal offenses, and civil cases in which the amount of money in controversy is $25,000 and less. The Bryant Court has a Small Claims Division in which attorneys are not allowed to represent litigants but litigants represent themselves in minor dispute cases. The following are the Saline County District Courts:

• The Saline County District Court - Alexander, located in Alexander
• The Saline County District Court - Bauxite, located in Bryant
• The Saline County District Court - Benton, which is in Benton
• The Saline County District Court - Bryant in Bryant (also serving Bauxite and Shannon Hills)
• The Saline County District Court - Haskell
• The Saline County District Court - Shannon Hills, located in Bryant.

The statistical summary of the Arkansas Judiciary Annual Summary from January 1st to December 31st 2022, indicates that a total of 5,960 cases were filed and 6,319 cases were disposed of in Saline County. The Circuit Court Clerk is responsible for making proper maintenance of court records. These records include docket information, case summaries, court documents, lawsuit filings, and court opinions which are mostly public. The members of the public are to provide this record custodian with enough information in order to process a search online at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Court records, e.g criminal records can be seen on the Arkansas Judiciary Case Search. All juvenile adjudication records including dependency-neglect records and arrest of juveniles cannot be viewed.

Saline County enjoys a robust court system as it operates a judiciary that has the propensity and efficiency in the equal distribution of justice. Several cases are concentrated in the different branches of the District Court, this has helped in reducing the number of workloads in the District Court. Furthermore, technology has played a large role in the transmission of court records as the County Circuit Court Clerk provides court records to the receiving end which include law enforcement officers, background check officials, attorneys, the parties to a case (confidential cases), and the general public.