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Questions about an official Iowa County criminal record must go to the government office that maintains it. The contacts below route court files to the Clerk of District Court, arrest and jail material to the Iowa County Sheriff's Office, city reports to the agency that wrote them, and statewide histories to Iowa DCI. This website is a private reference resource and is not a government records counter. Because each custodian controls its own release rules, fees, and response, the official office must also confirm current details before a request is submitted.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve records, perform official background checks, correct an agency file, or accept an Iowa expungement filing.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that created the record. The main Iowa County routes are:

  • Court case files: contact the Clerk of District Court at the Iowa County Courthouse, 901 Court Avenue, Marengo, IA 52301, 319-642-3923 extension 3; confirm counter hours before visiting
  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: Iowa County Sheriff's Office and Jail, 960 Franklyn Avenue, Marengo, IA 52301; office 319-642-3496, jail 319-642-7307 extension 2, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Filed charges and outcomes: use Iowa County criminal court case records or ask the clerk for the identified case file
  • Statewide criminal histories: order through the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification Unit
  • Police incident reports: contact the city police department or Iowa State Patrol unit that created the report
  • Expungement filings: use the court that heard the case and current Iowa Judicial Branch forms where applicable

The Iowa County Sheriff's Office civil email is civil@iowacosheriff.org, and dispatch is available at 319-642-7307. The county attorney, which prosecutes rather than serving as the general court-record custodian, is at 888 Court Avenue, Marengo, with office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and telephone 319-642-5521.