How to Search the Paragould Court Docket
Figure out the court level first. The Paragould Department of Greene County State District Court handles Paragould traffic tickets, ordinance charges, and misdemeanors. It also takes district civil cases and small claims. Its electronic route for the public is Search ARCourts. The portal labels each docket entry "case information" or "case detail." With a citation or case number in hand, choose the Cases search. Pick GREENE for County. Then pick GREENE COUNTY for Court Location. Skip hunting for a "Paragould Municipal Court" option; it is not there.
- Copy the case or citation number exactly, including all punctuation.
- Open Cases in Search ARCourts and enter that number.
- Narrow the county to GREENE and the court location to GREENE COUNTY.
- Review later events for a reset, continuance, cancellation, or disposition.
- Call the District Clerk at 870-239-7507 when the result is missing or the setting is unclear.
No number? A name search works nearly as well. The participant fields accept first, middle, and last name, plus an organization or case description. For anything filed above District Court, turn instead to the county-level Greene County case search. Search ARCourts is free. Still, an online row never equals the full clerk file on a Paragould court docket.
Paragould Court Docket Scale
Paragould is the county seat, and most local court access runs through it. The 2020 Census counted 29,537 residents. That figure is roughly 91 percent of the combined population across Greene County's incorporated towns. Five of those towns make up the total. Such weight explains why the county courthouse and the Paragould District Court department both operate here. The Census QuickFacts comparison gives useful context. It frames the scale of Paragould court records and the people they touch.
Population alone cannot prove a caseload. It does explain why a Paragould docket search so often lands at a court office that also serves residents of the smaller towns.
The Paragould Municipal Court
There is no separate city-run municipal court here. The current Judiciary directory lists the Paragould Department of Greene County State District Court. State District Judge Curtis Hitt leads it. He serves both the Paragould and Marmaduke departments. Chief District Court Clerk Alissa Yates keeps the lower-court records. Her office sits at Room 227, 320 West Court Street, Paragould, AR 72450. Reach the clerk at 870-239-7507, fax 870-239-7506, and the judge's office at 870-565-1779.
A Paragould court docket entry carries the case header. It lists participant names and roles, the charge or civil filing type, event lines, settings, disposition, and financial entries where those fields are kept. A filed item can show up as an event with no downloadable image behind it. When the paper itself matters, ask the District Clerk. Ask for the actual order, disposition, or certified copy.
The Arkansas Judiciary county directory lists county officials. They sit beside, but never replace, the District Court clerk.
That directory distinction keeps a Paragould ticket request from landing at the wrong county office.
Paragould Docket Search or Fine Payment
Search ARCourts and MyFinePayment do different jobs. Search ARCourts is the public case-information tool. Enter a citation and it can surface the case. It can also show its events, a court setting, status, and an outcome when one has been entered. The city fine page points to MyFinePayment and a telephone payment line at 877-591-8768. That vendor takes your money. It is not a full Paragould court docket. It also cannot hand you a certified disposition.
| Channel | Best use | Main limit |
|---|---|---|
| Search ARCourts | Find case detail and events | Not every file or document is online |
| MyFinePayment | Make an allowed fine payment | Payment view is not the full docket |
| District Clerk | Confirm settings and request records | Office rules and fees must be confirmed |
For fines, District Court takes money orders, cashier's checks, and debit cards, with a published 4.7 percent debit-card processing fee. Cash and personal checks are refused. Anyone contesting a citation should ask the clerk about entering a plea or getting a hearing before paying anything.
Paragould Court Dates and Settings
The court posts no standalone daily Paragould calendar. Court dates surface instead through the case's event history, the citation or notice, and direct confirmation from the court. Read the latest setting, then scan every event after it, because a former hearing date can stay visible after a reset. The later valid setting is the one that controls.
| Date | The scheduled or historical event date; check for a later replacement. |
|---|---|
| Time | The docketed start time, which may be a group docket call. |
| Courtroom | The room or court location; confirm when it is missing. |
| Judge | The judicial officer assigned to the event. |
| Setting Type | Arraignment, pretrial, trial, review, or another entered event. |
For a Paragould District Court setting, call 870-239-7507. On court day, verify the room at the courthouse. The court offers no standing remote-hearing link, so never assume an online appearance is permitted.
Paragould Court Records on Floor Two
One digit separates two different counters. The city police fine page lists 870-239-7508 for the public fine and citation counter, described as second floor. For the maintained Paragould court docket, a record request, or a setting question, use the Judiciary clerk number, 870-239-7507. The payment counter handles fines. The District Clerk holds the docket itself.
Before a visit: Call the District Clerk, state whether the matter is traffic, ordinance, misdemeanor, district civil, or small claims, and give the exact case or citation number.
Officials promise no lobby terminal, no walk-in cutoff, and no fixed copy turnaround. Documented courthouse hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A quick call can confirm the right counter, the document on file, the charge, and the accepted payment form.
Paragould Traffic Tickets
A traffic ticket written in Paragould lands in the District Court stream. Pull the number off the citation and run it through Search ARCourts Cases mode. If the number alone pulls nothing, narrow things down. Use Case Type TRAFFIC, County GREENE, and Court Location GREENE COUNTY. A participant search works too when the citation has gone missing. Exact-number lookups cause far less confusion.
The Paragould traffic docket can carry the charge. It may also show the event history, a plea, the setting, disposition, sentence, and any financial entries on file. Paying a fine does not cancel a required appearance by itself. Skip a hearing and the court may add a failure-to-appear event or take further action. Track the citation, then confirm anything with the clerk. The countywide workflow sits in Greene County traffic court records.
Note: MyFinePayment can process an authorized payment. But only the court custodian holds the official Paragould traffic record.
Paragould Drug Court Docket Path
Greene County Adult Drug Court runs through Circuit Court in Paragould. There is no separate public city portal behind it. Under the Second Judicial Circuit plan, the program sits in Division 7. An accepted criminal case gets reassigned there. The public case number already on file stays the best docket key.
Planning material describes a voluntary, multiphase program. It serves eligible adults whose nonviolent felony conduct grows out of untreated substance-use disorder. Proceedings are listed for Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the Greene County Courthouse. Schedules shift, though. Confirm with Division 7 at 870-239-6331 or the program at 870-236-7500 before relying on an old program schedule as a current setting.
Docket path: Paragould-origin felony › Greene County Circuit Court › Division 7 after an approved Drug Court transfer.
Where Paragould Cases End Up
Case level decides where a Paragould record lives. District Court holds traffic, ordinance, misdemeanor, small-claims, and district civil files. A felony belongs to Circuit Court, as do larger civil disputes and other general-jurisdiction matters. And a District Court appeal spawns a circuit-level record. A long-running case may take both searches.
Docket flow: Paragould Department, Greene County State District Court › Greene County courts › Circuit Court.
The Greene County Circuit Clerk works out of Room 124 in the same 320 West Court Street complex, reachable at 870-239-6330. That clerk's office is the contact for county-level records. The official Circuit Clerk directory confirms the listing.
One shared building can mask the fact that the two clerks keep separate dockets. When you request a record, give the court level along with the case number.
Paragould Docket and Historic Courthouse
Old photographs can steer a records visitor to the wrong door. The 1888 Greene County Courthouse once anchored downtown Paragould. A 1917 remodel changed it. The clock tower came down in the 1960s, and a later restoration rebuilt the tower. Heritage records now place the Paragould/Greene County Chamber of Commerce inside it.
Today's court records counters sit at 320 West Court Street. That split is practical, not just historic. A photo of the restored landmark won't point you to the current District Clerk or Circuit Clerk desk. Call the right clerk before traveling. That matters above all when a case has crossed between District and Circuit levels.
Public Access to Paragould Court Records
Most ordinary Paragould court records stay open through the public case-information system or the proper clerk. Arkansas court-access rules govern that access. Search ARCourts is the first stop. For lower-court files, phone or visit the District Clerk; for circuit files, the Circuit Clerk. Ask about copies and certification before sending any money. The District Clerk publishes no local copy-fee schedule.
Key Rules:
Administrative Order 19 governs access to Arkansas court records and excludes protected data.
Administrative Order 19.1 requires confidential information to be redacted and preserves required sealed filings.
Ark. Code Ann. ยง 9-27-309 permits juvenile records to remain confidential.
A missing Paragould case can mean a name variation, wrong court level, old data, migration limits, or a lawful restriction. It does not mean no case existed. For certified documents, go to the clerk holding the original record.
Paragould Federal Docket Boundary
A federal case tied to Paragould will never surface in Search ARCourts. Greene County sits in the Northern Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The staffed federal courthouse is in Jonesboro. PACER serves as the official federal public docket service. State District Court and Circuit Court stand entirely outside that system. The Eastern District's Jonesboro courthouse page identifies the federal office serving the area.
Knowing this boundary spares you a fruitless Paragould court docket search in the state portal when the filing is federal.
Paragould Docket Request Checklist
A focused Paragould request starts with the court level, exact case number, party or organization name, and the document or event you need. Say whether you want a plain copy or a certified Paragould record. The Paragould District Clerk handles lower-court records. The Paragould-based Circuit Clerk posts a $0.20 office-copy charge and a $5 certification charge. Callers should confirm how those amounts apply.
Hold off on sending funds until the Paragould custodian confirms page count, total, accepted payment, and delivery. The court offers no single case-copy form and promises no turnaround. For an older Paragould docket, add the approximate filing year and former name spellings. Then ask whether the file is paper, microfilm, or stored off site.