About the Pulaski County Clerk
Pulaski County uses a combined Circuit and County Clerk structure rather than the Texas-style split between county and district clerks. Terri Hollingsworth has served as Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk since being elected on November 6, 2018. The Pulaski County office sits in suite 100 at 401 West Markham Street, Little Rock. The directory lists the Pulaski County Clerk at info@pulaskiclerk.com and 501-340-8500. The Pulaski County Clerk does not give legal advice; staff direct Pulaski County residents with legal questions to Arkansas Law Help or a private attorney.
The Pulaski County Clerk biography page at pulaskiclerk.com/meet-the-clerk covers Hollingsworth's path to the office and her four-year term.
The bio confirms Hollingsworth's authority over Pulaski County circuit, county, and election records.
The Pulaski Clerk homepage at pulaskiclerk.com is the entry point for all Pulaski County Clerk departments and online services.
The Pulaski County site links each department and includes the current fee schedules.
Pulaski County Clerk Department Directory
The Pulaski County Clerk runs nine main departments across the courthouse. Each Pulaski County department handles a different slice of records and filings.
| Department | Phone | Room |
|---|---|---|
| General inquiries | 501-340-8500 | Suite 100 |
| Accounting | 501-340-8549 | Room 122 |
| Administration | 501-340-8500 | Room 100 |
| Central Receiving (new cases) | 501-340-8412 | Room 120 |
| Court Clerks (existing cases) | 501-340-8431 | Room 121 |
| County Records / Marriage License | 501-340-8766 | Room 103 |
| Elections / Voter Registration | 501-340-8336 | South Lobby |
| Juvenile | 501-340-6767 | 3001 W. Roosevelt Rd |
| Real Estate | 501-340-8433 | Room 102 |
The full Pulaski County Clerk contact page at pulaskiclerk.com/contact-us lists every department phone, room, and email.
The Pulaski County contact directory is the safer source than third-party listings, since Pulaski County phone numbers and room assignments can change.
Filing New Pulaski County Cases
Pulaski County Central Receiving in room 120 files every new circuit court civil, domestic relations, and probate case. The Pulaski County department also issues writs and protection orders. Existing Pulaski County circuit cases go to Court Clerks in room 121. Juvenile circuit cases sit separately at 3001 West Roosevelt. Attorneys file through eFiling. Pulaski County pro se litigants who cannot use eFiling file paper documents in room 120. The Pulaski County Clerk accepts USPS, FedEx, and UPS mail filings, but returns documents that lack correct payment or that need correction, which can delay the filing date and cause deadline problems.
The Pulaski County Central Receiving page at pulaskiclerk.com/central-receiving describes the eFiling system, room 120 walk-in filing, protection-order forms, and small estate procedure.
Pulaski County filers should review the Central Receiving instructions before mailing a new case, because rejected mail filings can lose the original Pulaski County filing date.
Pulaski County Clerk Payment Rules
Pulaski County in-person payments accept cash, check (except marriage license), money order, or credit card. Mail payments accept check or money order only. Marriage license payments are cash or credit card only, no checks, no refunds. Personal checks and money orders must include the Pulaski County filer's full name, driver's license number, and phone number. The Pulaski County Clerk online payment portal handles certain transactions by credit card. Refunds are not allowed once a Pulaski County filing fee is paid.
Pulaski County Clerk Fee Schedule
The Pulaski County Clerk publishes three fee schedules: Central (circuit court filing), County Court (county court items including marriage license), and Misc (copies and media).
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initiating any circuit court cause (civil, domestic, probate) | $165 |
| Order of protection / domestic abuse | No charge |
| Adult protective custody | No charge |
| Mental / drug / alcohol commitment | No charge |
| Reopening a Pulaski County circuit cause | $50 |
| Registered Arkansas judgment | $8 |
| Summons or subpoena issuing or sealing | $2.50 |
| Probate summons or subpoena | $5 |
| Writs (garnishment, execution, possession) | $20 |
| Small estate filing | $25 |
| Last will for safekeeping | $5 |
| Marriage license | $60 |
| Certified marriage license copy | $5 |
| DBA / assumed name | $25 |
| Minister credentials recording | $5 |
| Black-and-white copy per page | $0.03 |
| Color copy per page | $0.20 |
| Certified or authenticated seal | $5 |
| Seal criminal records | No charge after July 23, 2019 |
The Pulaski County all-fees landing page at pulaskiclerk.com/all-fees hosts the full PDF schedules and payment-method rules.
Pulaski County users should confirm fees on the Clerk's site before mailing payment, since updates may not appear in third-party guides.
How to Request a Pulaski County Certified Copy
A Pulaski County certified copy carries the Clerk's seal and proves the document is a true copy of what is on file. Certified copies are used for legal proceedings, government applications, and personal records.
- Identify the Pulaski County case or document: case number, parties, filing year, and document type.
- Pick the right Pulaski County Clerk department. Court Clerks for court cases. County Records for marriage license. Real Estate for deeds.
- Visit the office in person at 401 West Markham, mail the Pulaski County request, or call to confirm what is needed.
- Pay $5 per certified seal, plus copy fees of $0.03 per black-and-white page.
- For mail orders, include a return address. Pulaski County certified copies cannot be emailed.
Pulaski County Clerk Forms and Pro Se Rules
The Pulaski County Clerk links forms for marriage licenses, small estate affidavits, protection orders, DBA filings, minister credentials, and other items. The Pulaski County Clerk does not draft pleadings or explain legal strategy. Pro se Pulaski County litigants who cannot use eFiling file paper documents in room 120. The Pulaski County Clerk page for Central Receiving links Arkansas Women and Children First in room 105 for domestic violence court advocacy Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 501-372-5630.
Pulaski County Clerk Hours and Holidays
The Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Pulaski County office closes for New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day/Daisy Gatson Bates Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. The Pulaski County public entrance is on Markham Street. Employees and physically disabled visitors use the Spring Street entrance. No weapons are allowed except for certified law enforcement officers. Bags may be searched at the screener.
Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk
401 W. Markham St., Ste. 100
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-340-8500
Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
The Pulaski County Clerk hours and location page at pulaskiclerk.com/hours-location lists the public entrance, parking notes, and the full Pulaski County holiday schedule.
Pulaski County users should check the holiday list before traveling, since the Pulaski County Clerk closes for state and local holidays not always reflected on third-party calendars.
Pulaski County Real Estate Recording
The Pulaski Clerk Real Estate department at 501-340-8433, room 102, records Pulaski County deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, UCCs, powers of attorney, notary bonds, and foreign judgments. The Pulaski County Real Estate office is separate from the court records side of the Clerk even though both sit under elected Clerk Terri Hollingsworth. Probate cases that include land often need filings in both Pulaski County Central Receiving and Pulaski County Real Estate, because the probate file shows authority to administer property while the deeds, releases, and mortgages are recorded in Real Estate. The fee schedule for Pulaski County Real Estate recording sits separately on the Clerk site.
Pulaski County Voter Registration and Rights Restoration
The Pulaski Clerk runs voter registration and elections from the South Lobby at 501-340-8336. The Pulaski County voter registration page lays out how a felony conviction holder restores the right to register. The page lists proof of probation or parole discharge, confirmation that probation or parole fees are paid, satisfaction of any imprisonment term, and full payment of court costs, fines, and restitution. A sealed Pulaski County record can also support the restoration. The Pulaski County resident submits proof to the Clerk where they now live and completes an Arkansas Voter Registration Application.
Pulaski County Jury Administration
Pulaski Jury Administration sits under the Clerk umbrella at 501-340-8500, room 100. Pulaski County residents called to jury duty report to the Pulaski County Courthouse at 401 West Markham Street. The public entrance is on Markham Street across from the DoubleTree Hotel. Screening at the door blocks weapons except for certified law enforcement officers. Large bags may be emptied and inventoried. Pulaski County jury parking uses metered street spots and the paid DoubleTree Hotel garage across the street.
Pulaski County Self-Help Kiosks
Two courthouse kiosks were installed inside the Pulaski Circuit Court in March 2023 through a project led by the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation and the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts. The Pulaski County kiosks let users access court records, print exhibits, find forms and fact sheets, apply for legal aid, and view explanatory videos and FAQs. The kiosks sit inside the same Pulaski Clerk's office as the records counter. The Pulaski County kiosk project ties into the broader Arkansas Law Help statewide self-help system at arkansaslegal.org.
The Pulaski County Courthouse Building
The Pulaski County Courthouse complex contains two buildings. A Romanesque Revival courthouse from 1889 holds the older section. A Beaux Arts annex from 1914 holds the newer section. Architect Max Orlopp Jr. designed the 1889 courthouse around 1886 using stone from the Fourche Mountains subdivision of the Ouachita Mountains. Architect George Mann designed the 1914 annex during the Pulaski County growth boom that followed the 1910 census. The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1979. The Pulaski Circuit and County Clerk and the Pulaski County circuit courts share the building today.