Below is a directory of the Arkansas administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
Capital: Little Rock
2,915,918 (2010 Census)
State Information: (501) 682-3000
State Website: www.arkansas.gov
Administrative Office of the Courts
1100 Justice Bldg., 625 Marshall St, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-94007TDD: (501) 682-9412; Fax: (501) 682-9410
Email: aoc@arkansas.gov
Website: www.covuts.arkansM.gov
Court Automation, 900 W. Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201 (866) 823-5778
Dir. of Court Administration: James D. Gingerich
Office of Professional Conduct Arkansas Supreme Court
2100 Riverfront Dr., Room 200, Little Rock, AR 72202-1747
(501) 376-0313; Fax: (501) 376-3438
Website: www.courts.state.ar.us
Exec. Dir.: Stark Ligon
Office of the Attorney General
323 Center St., Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201-2610
(501) 682-2007; In-State: (800) 482-8982; Fax: (501) 682-8084
Website: www.ag.arkansas.gov
Atty. General: Dustin McDaniel (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014; not seeking re-election
State Bank Department
400 Hardin Rd., Suite 100, Little Rock, AR 72211
(501) 324-9019; Fax: (501) 324-9028
Website: http://banking.arkansas.gov
924 S. Main, P.O. Box 9374, Jonesboro, AR 72403-9374 (870) 972-1744
777 Mathias Dr., Suite A, Springdale, AR 72762 (479) 751-5543
Commissioner: Candace A. Franks
Supreme Court of Arkansas
State Board of Law Examiners
2100 Riverfront Dr., Suite 110, Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 374-1855; Fax: (501) 374-1853
Website: http://courts.arkansas.gov
12 hours CLE required per year, including 1 hour in legal ethics. Admission on motion with five of the last seven years of practice in a Reciprocal Jurisdiction. MPRE is prerequisite for admission for applicants taking the bar exam.
Arkansas Bar Association
2224 Cottondale Ln., Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 375-4606; In-state: (800) 609-5668; Fax: (501) 375-4901
Website: https://www.arkbar.com/home
Exec. Dir.: Karen Hutchins
Non-Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting-June, 2015
Office of Chief Medical Examiner Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
3 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8500, Little Rock, AR 72215
(501) 227-5936; Fax: (501) 227-1653
Chief Medical Examiner: Charles Kokes, M.D.
Client Security Fund
Arkansas Supreme Court
Supreme Ct. Clerk's Office, Justice Bldg.
625 Marshall St., Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-6849
Professional Conduct: (501) 376-0313
Professional Conduct Fax: (501) 376-3438
2100 Riverfront Dr., Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 376-0313; Fax: (501) 376-3438
Staff Atty.: Michael E. Harmon
Clerk: Leslie William Steen
Business & Commercial Services Division
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-3409; Toll-free: (800) 233-0325
UCC: (501) 682-5078; UCC Fax: (501) 682-3500
Website: www.sos.arkansas.gov
Director: Daryl Bassett (501) 682-3404; Fax: (501) 682-3437
Email: daryl.bassett@sos.arkansas.gov
Crime Information Center
322 S. Main St., Suite 615, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-2222; Fax: (501) 682-7444
Email: acic@acic.org
Website: www.acic.org
Economic Development Commission
900 W. Capitol, Suite 400, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1121, (800) 275-2672; Fax: (501) 682-7499
Email: info@arktmsasedc.com
Website: www.arkansasedc.com
Exec. Dir.: Grant Tennille (501) 682-7351
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, Room 250
500 Woodlane Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201-1091
(501) 682-2345; Fax: (501) 682-1382
Website: www.govemor.arkansas.gov
Governor: Mike D. Beebe (Democrat)
Next election Nov. 2014; not seeking re-election
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1320 Justice Bldg., 625 Marshall St., Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-6849; Fax: (501) 683-4013
Website: http://courts.arkansas.gov/supremecourt
Chief Justice: Jim Hannah
Clerk of the Supreme Court: Leslie W. Steen
Arkansas Insurance Department
1200 W. 3rd St., Little Rock, AR 72201-1904
(501) 371-2600, (800) 282-9134; Fax: (501) 371-2629
Website: www.insurance.arkansas.gov
Commissioner: Jay Bradford
Deputy Commissioner, Financial Regulation & Audit: Mel Anderson
Chief Examiner: Mel Heaps
Public Information Officer: Alice Jones
(501) 271-2835
Arkansas Office of Driver Services
Dept, of Finance and Administration
Ragland Bldg., Room 2067
1900 W. 7th St., Little Rock, AR 72201
Mailing Address:
For Abstracts write: DFA Driving Records, Room 1130
P.O. Box 1272, Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-7207; Administration Fax: (501) 682-2075
Website: www.dfa.arkansas.gov/offices/driverservices/pages/default/asp
Fee for obtaining abstract: commercial (employment), $10.00; 3 year (insurance), $7.00.
Arkansas State Police
1 State Police Plaza Dr., Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 618-8000; Fax: (501) 618-8222
Emergency: (501) 618-8100
Accident Records: (501) 618-8130
Website: www.asp.arkansas.gov
Director: Col. Stan Witt, (501) 618-8299
Fee for obtaining accident report: $10.00
Internet requests, additional $2.00
Estate & Wills: County Probate Clerks Offices Deeds and Mortgages: Circuit Clerks, each County Notary Certificates: Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division (Certifications, $5.00; Apostilles, $10.00)
John Boozman (Republican)
320 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Website: www.boozman.senate.gov
Mark L. Pryor (Democrat)
255 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Website: www.pryor.senate.gov
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 256, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1010; Fax: (501) 682-3510
Email: sos@sos.arkansas.gov
Website: www.sos.arkansas.gov
Secretary of State: Mark Martin (Republican)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
Revenue Division
Department of Finance & Administration
1509 W. 7th St., Room 401, Little Rock, AR 72201
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3278, Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-2242; Fax: (501) 682-1029
Individual Income Tax: (501) 682-1100
Individual Income Fax: (501) 682-7692
Excise Tax Admin. Ofc.: (501) 682-7200
Excise Tax Admin. Ofc. Fax: (501) 682-7900
Website: www.dfa.arkansas.gov
1816 W. 7th St., Room 2380, Little Rock, AR 72201
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1272, Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-7030; Fax: (501) 682-7599
Commissioner/Deputy Dir.: Timothy J. Leathers
Email: tim.leathers@dfa.state.ar.us
Dir., Dept, of Finance & Admin.: Richard A. Weiss
Email: richard.weiss@dfa.state.ar.us
Chief Counsel: Martha Hunt
Email: martha.hunt@rev.state.ar.us
Crime Victims Reparations Board
323 Center St., Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1020; Arkansas only: (800) 448-3014 Fax: (501) 682-5313
Email: CrimeVictims@arkansasAG.gov
Website: http://arkansasag.gov
Ark. Code Ann. §§16-90-701 to 16-90-719
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
4815 W. Markham St., Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
(501) 661-2336, (800) 637-9314; Fax: (501) 661-2717
Vital Chek: (866) 209-9482
Births and deaths from Feb. 1914.Marriages from 1917. Full certified copy may be obtained from County Clerk in county where license was issued. Divorces from 1923. Full certified copy may be obtained from Circuit or Chancery Clerk in county where divorce was granted.
Certified copies - births, $12.00; deaths, marriages, divorces, $10.00. Additional copies ordered at the same time - births, marriages, divorces, $10.00; deaths, $8.00. Expedited records may be ordered via www.vitalchek.com for an additional fee.