Administrative overview · FIPS 05041
Desha County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Desha County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Dumas provides the verified local code/permit contact structure and iWorQ permit portal for work within Dumas city limits, with McGehee, Dermott, Arkansas City, and other incorporated areas routed to their respective municipalities
For a project in or near Desha County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
870-877-2426 (Desha County Judge Richard Tindall); 870-382-2121 (Dumas Municipal Building/City Hall)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Desha County Judge’s Office, 608 Robert S. Moore Avenue, Arkansas City, AR 71630; Dumas Municipal Building, 155 E. Waterman Street, Dumas, AR 71639
Operating hours
N/A for the county judge’s office. Dumas’s official city information commonly lists weekday city-hall availability; confirm current permit-office hours by phone before visiting.
Review expectation
N/A. No verified Dumas or Desha County plan-review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Desha County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 870-877-2426 (Desha County Judge Richard Tindall); 870-382-2121 (Dumas Municipal Building/City Hall).
How long might review take?
N/A. No verified Dumas or Desha County plan-review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Dumas’s iWorQ customer portal is the verified online permitting route; the reviewed official pages do not publish a separate inspection-request sequence or notice period. Contact Dumas Municipal Building at 870-382-2121 before construction to confirm inspection scheduling.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A for a complete local Dumas or Desha County edition list. The applicable Arkansas statewide framework is the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code; confirm local adoption and any municipal amendments with Dumas or the municipality having jurisdiction. N/A. No verified Dumas or Desha County minor/cosmetic exemption list was found.