Arkansas Code Title 13, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4 - Sheriff's Office Record Retention Schedule

• § 13-4-401 - Retention Required -- Destruction.
  (a) (1) A county sheriff's office shall maintain the records named in this subchapter for the period of time provided in this subchapter, after...
• § 13-4-402 - Retention of Records Otherwise Provided.
  A record retained by a county sheriff's office for which a retention period is otherwise provided in the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated is...
• § 13-4-403 - Criminal Investigation Documentation.
  (a) In this section, "criminal investigation documentation" includes without limitation: (1) Incident or offense reports; (2) Arrest warrant records; (3) Search warrant records; and...
• § 13-4-404 - Jail Booking Records.
  (a) In this section, "jail booking records" means records generated and kept during jail booking procedures and while a person is in custody and...
• § 13-4-405 - Dispatch Reports.
  (a) In this section, "dispatch reports" means records generated and kept regarding: (1) Incoming calls to the county sheriff's office involving reports or complaints...
• § 13-4-406 - Orders of Protection.
  Orders of protection issued by a circuit court under § 9-15-201 et seq. shall be retained for a period of ten (10) years, after...
• § 13-4-407 - General Law Enforcement Documentation.
  The following documents, records, and reports, computerized or on paper, shall be retained for a period of five (5) years, after which time they...
• § 13-4-408 - Items in the Possession of a County Sheriff's Office Pursuant to a Criminal Investigation or Court Case -- Misdemeanors.
  (a) If an item is in the possession of a county sheriff's office pursuant to a misdemeanor criminal investigation or court case, it shall...
• § 13-4-409 - Items in the Possession of a County Sheriff's Office Pursuant to a Criminal Investigation or Court Case -- Felonies.
  (a) If an item is in the possession of a county sheriff's office pursuant to a felony criminal investigation, it shall be retained until...
• § 13-4-410 - Items in the Possession of a County Sheriff's Office Not Pursuant to a Criminal Investigation or Court Case.
  (a) Any item in the possession of a county sheriff's office that is not associated with a criminal investigation or court case, such as...
• § 13-4-411 - Applicability -- Constables.
  This subchapter also applies to constables.

Last modified: November 15, 2016