Jackson Parish Criminal Records

Jackson Parish criminal records are maintained by the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court in Jonesboro, and Jackson Parish criminal cases from the 2nd Judicial District Court cover felony charges, arrests, criminal convictions, court dockets, and criminal history data searchable through ClerkConnect and Louisiana State Police resources.

Jackson Parish Clerk of Court

The Jackson Parish Clerk of Court is the official keeper of criminal court records for Jackson Parish. The Jackson Parish Clerk office is located at 301 Jimmie Davis Boulevard, Jonesboro, LA 71251. The phone number is (318) 259-2424. Jackson Parish Clerk office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Jackson Parish Clerk handles all criminal case filings, court minutes, criminal judgments, and document requests for criminal matters heard in the 2nd Judicial District Court in Jonesboro. All Jackson Parish criminal records from felony indictments to criminal sentencing orders are maintained by this office.

Louisiana Revised Statute 44:31 guarantees free public access to Jackson Parish criminal court records. You can visit the Jackson Parish Clerk office and inspect criminal case files at no cost during business hours. There is no requirement to explain why you need Jackson Parish criminal records. Bring the full name of the person you are looking up for Jackson Parish criminal records, their date of birth if possible, and a criminal case number if you already have one. The Jackson Parish Clerk can run a name search for $5.00 per name if you need help identifying the right Jackson Parish criminal cases.

Copy fees at the Jackson Parish Clerk office follow the Louisiana standard schedule for criminal records. Plain copies of Jackson Parish criminal documents are $1.00 per page. Certified copies of Jackson Parish criminal records are $5.00 per document. For mail-in requests for Jackson Parish criminal records, include a check payable to the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court, describe what criminal records you need clearly, and enclose a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Call (318) 259-2424 before sending a mail request for Jackson Parish criminal records to confirm fee amounts and that the criminal records are available.

How to Search Criminal Records in Jackson Parish

Jackson Parish is one of the parishes that participates in the ClerkConnect multi-parish portal. ClerkConnect lets you search Jackson Parish criminal case records from home without making a trip to the courthouse in Jonesboro. You can search Jackson Parish criminal records by name or criminal case number and view available case information online through ClerkConnect. Criminal document images for Jackson Parish cases may also be accessible through the portal depending on what the Jackson Parish Clerk has loaded into the system.

To use ClerkConnect for Jackson Parish criminal records, go to clerkconnect.com and select Jackson Parish from the parish list. You may need to create an account to access certain Jackson Parish criminal record types through ClerkConnect. Some Jackson Parish criminal record searches are free; others carry a fee or require a subscription. The ClerkConnect multi-parish search option lets you look across multiple participating parishes at once, which is useful when you need to check Jackson Parish criminal records alongside records in several north Louisiana parishes at the same time.

The ClerkConnect portal interface for multi-parish Jackson Parish criminal searches is shown here.

ClerkConnect is the most practical tool for searching multiple Louisiana parishes online at once, and Jackson Parish participation makes it available for Jonesboro Jackson Parish criminal courthouse records.

For in-person Jackson Parish criminal records searches, visit the Jackson Parish courthouse at 301 Jimmie Davis Boulevard during business hours. Bring identifying information for the person you are researching for Jackson Parish criminal records. For older Jackson Parish criminal records that predate electronic filing, the Jackson Parish Clerk may need to pull paper criminal files from storage. Call ahead to give the office time to locate those Jackson Parish criminal records before you make the drive to Jonesboro.

Note: ClerkConnect availability and the scope of Jackson Parish criminal records online may not cover all time periods, so an in-person Jackson Parish criminal records search is still the most complete option for older case records or detailed criminal document review.

Jackson Parish Court System

Jackson Parish is part of the 2nd Judicial District, which also covers Bienville and Claiborne parishes. The 2nd JDC handles felony criminal cases, major criminal charges, and family law criminal proceedings for all three parishes including Jackson Parish. The 2nd JDC holds criminal court sessions in Jonesboro for Jackson Parish criminal matters. Judges of the Jackson Parish 2nd JDC preside over criminal arraignments, criminal trials, and criminal sentencing in the parish.

Appeals from Jackson Parish criminal cases in the 2nd JDC go to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. The Second Circuit covers northwest Louisiana including Jackson Parish. Opinions from Jackson Parish criminal cases that were appealed are searchable through the Second Circuit website and the Louisiana Supreme Court online opinion database. The original Jackson Parish criminal trial court file stays with the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court in Jonesboro after an appeal is filed.

Minor criminal matters in Jackson Parish, including ordinance violations and some Jackson Parish misdemeanor criminal offenses, may be handled at the municipal or justice of the peace level before reaching district court. Those Jackson Parish criminal records are held separately from the Jackson Parish district court clerk. If you are unsure which court handled a specific Jackson Parish criminal offense, the Jackson Parish district court clerk can often direct you to the right office.

Louisiana State Criminal Records

The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) runs the statewide criminal history database that includes Jackson Parish criminal records. BCII pulls together arrest records, booking data, and criminal court dispositions from all 64 parishes in Louisiana including Jackson Parish. A BCII criminal history report covers the full state criminal picture, not just Jackson Parish alone. The criminal background check process is described on the LSP background checks page.

The Internet Background Check (IBC) portal at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov runs name-based statewide criminal searches that include Jackson Parish criminal records for $26.00 each. Criminal history results come back online and can be downloaded. This is fast and practical when you need a broad Louisiana criminal history summary that includes Jackson Parish. For identity-confirmed criminal history results, the fingerprint-based criminal process is more accurate. Forms are available at lsp.org/services/background-checks/bcii-forms/.

The Louisiana state government portal at louisiana.gov links to state agencies and criminal justice resources including Jackson Parish criminal records.

The louisiana.gov portal is useful for finding official links to the LSP, DOC, and other agencies that hold criminal history data for Jackson Parish and the state.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections at doc.la.gov provides a free offender search tool. It covers people currently serving state prison criminal sentences or recently released. For someone convicted in Jackson Parish of a criminal offense and sentenced to state prison, the DOC system shows their current status. People held in the Jackson Parish jail on local criminal charges are not in the DOC database. For local Jackson Parish jail criminal inmate records, contact the Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Expunging Records in Jackson Parish

Louisiana's expungement law at RS 44:9 allows eligible Jackson Parish criminal records to be removed from public access. Crimes of violence and sex offenses cannot be expunged in Jackson Parish. Other Jackson Parish criminal offenses may qualify for expungement depending on how the criminal case resolved and how much time has passed since it ended. The waiting periods for Jackson Parish criminal expungements are different for arrests without criminal conviction, misdemeanor criminal convictions, and felony criminal convictions. An attorney can review the specifics of a Jackson Parish criminal record and confirm whether it qualifies for expungement before you spend money on fees.

To file a Jackson Parish criminal record expungement, submit the petition to the Jackson Parish Clerk office at 301 Jimmie Davis Boulevard in Jonesboro. The total cost for a standard Jackson Parish criminal expungement is $550.00. You pay $300.00 to the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court at filing and $250.00 to the Louisiana State Police by USPS money order for the Jackson Parish criminal expungement. DWI Jackson Parish criminal expungements carry an added $50.00 to the Office of Motor Vehicles, also by USPS money order, for a total of $600.00. All Jackson Parish criminal expungement fees are non-refundable regardless of outcome.

Once the Jackson Parish criminal expungement petition is filed, the Jackson Parish Clerk notifies the district attorney for the 2nd JDC and relevant law enforcement agencies. They have a fixed window to file an objection to the Jackson Parish criminal expungement. If no one objects, the judge may grant the Jackson Parish criminal expungement without scheduling a hearing. If there is an objection, a hearing is set. Many people filing Jackson Parish criminal expungements work with a local attorney who is familiar with the 2nd JDC and knows how the district attorney's office typically handles specific types of Jackson Parish criminal cases.

Note: Jackson Parish criminal expungement fees are non-refundable. Verify eligibility before paying anything to the Jackson Parish Clerk or to the state police.

Criminal Record Copy Fees in Jackson Parish

Copy fees at the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court for criminal records follow state standard rates. Plain copies of Jackson Parish criminal documents are $1.00 per page. Certified copies of Jackson Parish criminal records cost $5.00 per document. A name-based Jackson Parish criminal records search is $5.00 per name. In-person inspection of any Jackson Parish public criminal record is free under RS 44:31. You pay only when you want the Jackson Parish Clerk to produce printed or certified criminal copies for you to take.

Bring cash or a check payable to the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court when visiting in person for criminal records. Credit cards are not accepted for Jackson Parish criminal record requests. For mail requests for Jackson Parish criminal records, send a check or money order, include a description of the Jackson Parish criminal records you need, and enclose a self-addressed stamped return envelope. For Jackson Parish criminal records available through ClerkConnect, you may be able to view and download them online without needing to mail a criminal records request. In-person or online access through ClerkConnect are both faster than a mail request for Jackson Parish criminal records.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are near Jackson Parish in north-central Louisiana. Each has its own clerk of court and criminal records system.