Find 72 Hour Booking in Madison County
Madison County 72 hour booking records cover all jail intakes for this northwest Arkansas county. The sheriff books people through the Madison County Jail in Huntsville. Each new intake gets a booking sheet, mugshot, and bond entry within three days. You can search Madison County 72 hour booking files online or by phone. The county covers Huntsville, Hindsville, St. Paul, Combs, and the rural parts. Public access to the roster is open under Arkansas FOIA. The sheriff Records Division can pull older booking files on request.
Madison County 72 Hour Booking Overview
Madison County 72 Hour Booking Agency
The Madison County Sheriff's Office runs the booking unit for the whole county. The sheriff covers Huntsville and the rural parts. Patrol, detention, civil process, court security, and the sex offender check fall under the sheriff. Madison County is mostly rural, and a big share of the daily booking count comes from sheriff patrol stops on the back roads. Huntsville Police bring in city-limit arrests for booking at the county jail.
Here is a state-level look at Arkansas court records linked to county booking files. 
CourtConnect lets you trace a Madison County booking from intake into the court docket.
The sheriff Records Division handles all asks for Madison County 72 hour booking records. Walk-in, mail, and email work all the same. The reply window is three business days under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105. Copy fees track actual cost.
Madison County Sheriff and Jail
The Madison County Jail sits in Huntsville. The jail is small and holds pretrial detainees and short-term county inmates. Intake runs around the clock. Each booking starts with a name run, prints, photo, health screen, and charge log. The 72 hour rule sets the outer bound for first appearance.
Bond data goes on the file as soon as the bond schedule is run for low-grade charges, or at first appearance for felony cases. The jail keeps cash bond, surety, or property bond data on file. Release tracks back through the same booking number. Visit hours, mail rules, and money deposit rules are posted at the jail and on the sheriff site.
Note: Madison County is a small rural county, so the jail roster on a given day may be short and most Madison County 72 hour booking traffic comes from sheriff patrol arrests.
Madison County 72 Hour Booking Roster
The Madison County jail roster is the public list of current inmates. The roster shows the booked name, intake date and time, charge, bond, and the arresting agency. Mugshots load when on file. The roster refreshes after each release. Older Madison County 72 hour booking files come off the live page after release, but stay in the back archive for several years.
For an older booking, ask the sheriff Records Division for an archive pull. The clerk can copy or scan the file. The office can also pull bond data and charge data with just a name and date.
A roster lookup gives you:
- Booked name and aliases
- Booking number, date, and time
- Charge with Arkansas Code section
- Bond amount and bond type
- Arresting agency
- First court date
Madison County Court Records Link
A Madison County booking moves into the court file fast. Track the case at Arkansas CourtConnect. The free portal shows Circuit Court and District Court entries for Madison County. You can search by name, case number, or filing date.
The Madison County Circuit Clerk sits at the courthouse in Huntsville. Phone is (479) 738-2215. The clerk holds the official paper file for each criminal case. Copy fees apply per page. Certified copies cost a flat fee. The clerk also handles civil and probate filings.
District Court hears misdemeanor and traffic charges. Most low-grade Madison County 72 hour booking cases get a first appearance in District Court. Felony cases move up to Circuit Court for arraignment after probable cause review. The judge sets bond at first appearance for any charge that did not get a bond at intake.
FOIA Access for Madison County Booking Records
Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, any Arkansas citizen can ask for a Madison County 72 hour booking record. The base law is Arkansas Code § 25-19-105. Arrest sheets, jail logs, and shift logs are all open. The Arkansas Supreme Court set a strong access rule in Hengel v. City of Pine Bluff, a 1991 case that opened up arrest data statewide.
To file an FOIA, send a short note to the sheriff Records Division. Name the booked person, the date of arrest, and the records you want. The sheriff has three business days to reply. Some data gets redacted under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1003, like Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and medical notes.
Note: Juvenile bookings in Madison County are sealed by state law and will not be filled through FOIA, even if the rest of the booking sheet is public.
If the sheriff is late on a reply, you can appeal under § 25-19-107. The Attorney General gives FOIA help and posts opinion letters that interpret the law.
Madison County Inmate Alerts and VINELink
VINELink is a free victim alert tool that covers Madison County. Sign up at vinelink.com for text, phone, or email notice when a booked person moves, posts bond, or is released. The toll-free line is 1-800-467-4943. The tool runs 24 hours a day in English and Spanish. Sign-ups are kept private from the offender.
For a state move after sentencing, the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search takes over. You can look up by name, ADC number, or county of conviction. Madison County cases that draw a state prison term flip into the ADC system after intake at a state unit.
Arkansas 72 Hour Booking State Resources
The Arkansas Crime Information Center at acic.arkansas.gov is the state hub for criminal justice data. ACIC keeps the Arkansas Criminal History System and the Sex Offender Registry. The agency does not sell records to the public, but it feeds the State Police background check unit.
The Arkansas State Police background check portal is at cbc.ark.org. A name-based check costs $22. A volunteer check is $11. Mail-in form ASP-122 is $25. The portal needs an INA account. Federal arrests in Madison County route to the Western District of Arkansas.
Madison County 72 Hour Booking Records Retention
The Madison County sheriff keeps Madison County 72 hour booking files under Arkansas records rules. Active roster data stays on the live feed while the booked person is in custody. After release or transfer, the digital log moves to archive storage in the jail management system. The records division can pull an archive file by name, booking number, or date window. Arkansas does not set a single fixed retention period for all booking data in every county.
For older Madison County bookings that are no longer on the roster page, the sheriff's records division is the right path. Ask for an archive search by name and approximate date. The CourtConnect portal also shows the court file tied to the booking, so it gives a second trace. Docket entries, charges, and case outcomes stay on the court side even when the jail feed has cleared the entry.
If an Madison County 72 hour booking record is on paper only, the staff in Huntsville may set up an in-person review during office hours. Bring a photo ID and the booking details you have. Copy fees follow the Arkansas rule at § 25-19-105, which caps fees at the true cost of copying.
Nearby Counties for 72 Hour Booking
Counties near Madison run their own Arkansas 72 hour booking systems through the local sheriff.