Arkansas, Izard County
Where Melbourne's records are kept. Court and property records for Melbourne sit with Izard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Arkansas. Melbourne has no police department of its own; law enforcement comes from the Izard County Sheriff's Office.
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As a small town, Melbourne relies on Izard County and the State of Arkansas for its public records. The cards below are the Arkansas state offices, and the Izard County offices are on our Izard County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
Search people in Arkansas Department of Corrections custody by ADC number, name, county, facility, offense, race, gender or age after agreeing to the disclaimer, or download the full inmate database.
Open official site Arkansas Department of Corrections Inmate SearchVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseCounty court
One bankruptcy court serves both Arkansas districts from Little Rock and a Fayetteville divisional office, which takes no cash; it posts court calendars, forms and opinions, and staff cannot give legal advice.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasCounty court
Website of the Arkansas courts and Administrative Office of the Courts, with Search ARCourts for case records, appellate opinions, eFiling, traffic ticket payment, court forms and circuit clerk directories.
Open official site Arkansas JudiciaryVital records
Arkansas Department of Health section for ordering birth, death, marriage and divorce records, amending birth or death certificates and requesting adoption files, run from 4815 W. Markham in Little Rock.
Open official site Arkansas Department of Health Certificates and RecordsEverything else, organized
15 more Melbourne sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Melbourne, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Melbourne, a place of 1,830 people, is the seat of Izard County, so most county offices are in Melbourne itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. See our Izard County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Arkansas is run by the Arkansas Secretary of State, and the county clerk keeps the roll for Melbourne. Arkansas has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. Submit the application to a voter registration agency or mail it no later than 30 days before the election; the postmark counts as the submission date.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Arkansas come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records. The fee is $12 for the first copy of a birth record and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time. The Department of Health offers vital records services in every county through its Local Health Units, which take walk in birth certificate requests.
Deeds for property in Melbourne are recorded by the Circuit Clerk, as ex officio county recorder, the County Assessor sets the assessed value, and the County Collector sends the tax bill. Our Izard County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Melbourne register with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services, which runs the state business entity search.
Arkansas criminal history checks are run by the Arkansas State Police. The fee is $22 per search for checks mandated by law or with the subject's signed consent; $24 per search on the Open Criminal History system for other personal searches. Online search through the Arkansas State Police systems on ark.org: Criminal Background Checks with consent or legal mandate, or Open Criminal History for any other purpose.
Same county
Other places in Izard County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Izard County records are on the county page.