IOWA Free Background Check Resource

The following free background check resource center will help you learn how to access specific information in the state of Iowa. Public records may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.   

 

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Free Background Check Resources In Iowa

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IOWA STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE: (515)281-5011  IOWA STATE WEB SITE:  www.iowa.gov  Attorney General's Office  Legislative Records State Archives Criminal Records Division of Criminal Investigations  Bureau of Identification  Wallace State Office Building  Des Moines IA 50319  (515) 281-4776  (515) 242-6876 (fax)  www.state.ia.us/government/dps/dci/crimhist.htm Iowa Criminal History Records Access Info Driving Records Department of Transportation  Driver Service Records Section  PO Box 9204  Des Moines IA 50306-9204  (515) 244-9124  (515) 237-3152 (fax)  www.state.ia.us/mvd/ods Vehicle Ownership Information  Department of Transportation  Office of Vehicle Services  PO Box 9278  Des Moines IA 50306  (515) 244-9124  (515) 237-3152 (fax)  www.state.ia.us/mvd/ods Vital Statistics (birth, death, marriage) [divorce records available only at country level]  Department of Public Health  Vital Records  321 E. 12th St.  Des Moines IA 50319-0075  (515) 281-4944  (fax number not provided) www.idph.state.ia.us   Business/Corporate Records  Secretary of State Corporation Division 1st Floor Lucas Bldg. Des Moines IA 50319  (515) 281-5204 (515) 242-5953 www.sos.state.ia.us   Workers Compensation Information  Iowa Workforce Development  Division of Industrial Services 1000 E. Grand Ave.  Des Moines IA 50319  (515) 281-5387  (515) 281-6501 (fax)  www.state.ia.us/iwd/wc UCCs and Federal Tax Liens (state tax liens available only at county level)  Secretary of State  UCC Division  Hoover Building, 14th and Walnut  Des Moines IA 50319  (515) 281-5204  (515) 242-5953 (fax) www.sos.state.ia.us

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PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS

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Adair County 
County Courthouse 
P.O. Box L 
Greenfield, IA 50849-1290 
(641) 743-2445 

Adams County 
P.O. Box 484 
Corning, IA 50841 
(641) 322-4711 

Allamakee County 
P.O. Box 248 
Waukon, IA 52172-0248 
(563) 568-6351 

Appanoose County 
Clerk of District Court 
P.O. Box 400 
Centerville, IA 52544 
(641) 856-6101 

Audubon County 
318 Leroy 
Audubon, IA 50025 
(712) 563-4275 

Benton County 
P.O. Box 719 
Vinton, IA 52349 
(319) 472-2766 

Black Hawk County 
316 E. 5th St., 3rd Floor 
Waterloo, IA 50703-4712 
(319) 833-3331
ONLINE:  Black Hawk County Property Records 
www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/depts/bhentry.htm

Boone County 
County Courthouse 
201 S. State 
Boone, IA 50036-4898 
(515) 433-0561 

Bremer County 
P.O. Box 328 
Waverly, IA 50677-3536 
(319) 352-5661 

Buchanan County 
210 5th Ave. NE, P.O. Box 259 
Independence, IA 50644-1929 
(319) 334-2196 

Buena Vista 
215 E. 5th Street, P.O. Box 1186 
Storm Lake, IA 50588-1186 
(712) 749-2546
ONLINE:  Accident/Incident Reports
www.bvsheriff.com/accident-incident/index.html
Assessor, Property, Agricultural Sales
www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/assessors
Jail Inmates
www.bvsheriff.com/jailroster/index.html   

Butler County 
P.O. Box 307 
Allison, IA 50602-0307 
(319) 267-2487 

Calhoun County
416 4th Street, P.O. Box 273 
Rockwell City, IA 50579 
(712) 297-8122 
ONLINE:  Treasurer, Property
www.iowatreasurers.net/propertytax/index.php

Carroll County 
P.O. Box 867
Carroll, IA 51401-0867 
(712) 792-4327 

Cass County 
5 West 7th St. 
Atlantic, IA 50022-1492 
(712) 243-2105 

Cedar County 
P.O. Box 111 
Tipton, IA 52772 
(563) 886-2101 

Cerro Gordo County 
220 N. Washington 
Mason City, IA 50401-3254 
(641) 424-6431

City of Ames - Assessor, Property
www.amesassessor.org/pmc

Cherokee County 
Drawer F, 520 W. Main 
Cherokee, IA 51012 
(712) 225-6744 

Chickasaw County 
P.O. Box 467 
New Hampton, IA 50659-0467 
(641) 394-2106 

Clarke County Courthouse 
100 S. Main St. 
Osceola, IA 50213-1299 
(641) 342-6096 

Clay County 
215 W. 4th St. 
Spencer, IA 51301-3818 
(712) 262-4335 
ONLINE:  Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee
www.co.clay.ia.us  

Clayton County 
P.O. Box 418 
Elkader, IA 52043 
(563) 245-2204 

Clinton County 
612 N. 2nd St., P.O. Box 2957 
Clinton, IA 52733-2957 
(563) 243-6213 

Crawford County 
1202 Broadway 
Denison, IA 51442-0546 
(712) 263-2242 

Dallas County 
801 Court St. 
Adel, IA 50003-1485 
(515) 993-5816 

Davis County 
100 Courthouse Square 
Bloomfield, IA 52537-1600 
(515) 664-2011
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property
www.daviscountyassessor.org/pmc  

Decatur County 
207 N. Main St. 
Leon, IA 50144-1647 
(641) 446-4331 

Delaware County 
301 E. Main, P.O. Box 527 
Manchester, IA 52057-0527 
(563) 927-4942 

Des Moines County 
P.O. Box 158 
Burlington, IA 52601-0158 
(319) 753-8262 

Dickinson County 
P.O. Drawer ON 
Spirit Lake, IA 51360 
(712) 336-1138 

Dubuque County 
720 Central Ave. 
Dubuque, IA 52001 
(563) 589-4418 

Emmet County 
609 1st Ave. N. 
Estherville, IA 51334-2254 
(712) 362-3325 
ONLINE:  Property
www.emmet.org/pmc

Fayette County 
P.O. Box 458 
West Union, IA 52175-0458 
(563) 422-5694 

Floyd County 
101 S. Main St. 
Charles City, IA 50616-2756 
(641) 228-7777 

Franklin County 
P.O. Box 28. 
Hampton, IA 50441 
(641) 456-5626 

Fremont County 
P.O. Box 549 
Sidney, IA 51652-0549 
(712) 374-2232 

Greene County 
114 N. Chestnut 
Jefferson, IA 50129-2114 
(515) 386-2516 

Grundy County 
706 G Ave. 
Grundy Center, IA 50638-1499 
(319) 824-5229 

Guthrie County 
200 N. 5th St. 
Guthrie Center, IA 50115-1300 
(641) 747-3415 

Hamilton County 
P.O. Box 845 
Webster City, IA 50595-0845 
(515) 832-9600 

Hancock County 
P.O. Box 70 
Garner, IA 50438 
(641) 923-2532 

Hardin County 
P.O. Box 495 
Eldora, IA 50627 
(641) 858-2328 

Harrison County 
111 N. 2nd Ave. 
Logan, IA 51546-1331 
(712) 644-2665 

Henry County 
P.O. Box 176 
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641 
(319) 385-2632 

Howard County 
137 N. Elm St. 
Cresco, IA 52136-1522 
(563) 547-2661 

Humboldt County 
203 Main, P.O. Box 100 
Dakota City, IA 50529 
(515) 332-1806 

Ida County 
401 Moorehead St. 
Ida Grove, IA 51445 
(712) 364-2628 

Iowa County 
P.O. Box 266 
Marengo, IA 52301-0266 
(319) 642-3914

Jackson County 
201 W. Platt St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060 
(563) 652-4946

Jasper County 
101 1st St. N., Rm. 104 
Newton, IA 50208 
(641) 792-3255 

Jefferson County 
P.O. Box 984 
Fairfield, IA 52556-0984 
(641) 472-3454 

Johnson County 
P.O. Box 2510 
Iowa City, IA 52244 
(319) 356-6060 

Jones County 
P.O. Box 19 
Anamosa, IA 52205-0019 
(319) 462-4341 

Keokuk County 
101 S. Main 
Sigourney, IA 52591 
(641) 622-2210 

Kossuth County 
114 W. State St. 
Algona, IA 50511-2613 
(515) 295-3240 

Lee County 
P.O. Box 1443 
Fort Madison, IA 52627-1443 
(319) 372-3523 

Linn County 
P.O. Box 1468 
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 
(319) 398-3411

City of Cedar Rapids - Assessor, Property
www.cedar-rapids-assessor.org/pmc  

Louisa County 
P.O. Box 268 
Wapello, IA 52653-0268 
(319) 523-4541 

Lucas County 
916 Braden Ave. 
Chariton, IA 50049-1258 
(641) 774-4421 

Lyon County 
206 S. 2nd Ave. 
Rock Rapids, IA 51246 
(712) 472-2623 

Madison County 
P.O. Box 152 
Winterset, IA 50273-0152 
(515) 462-4451 

Mahaska County 
P.O. Box 1168 
Oskaloosa, IA 52577 
(641) 673-7786 

Marion County 
P.O. Box 497 
Knoxville, IA 50138-0497 
(641) 828-2207 

Marshall County 
17 E. Main St. 
Marshalltown, IA 50158 
(641) 754-1603 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property
www.co.marshall.ia.us/departments/assessor/disclaimer_html

Mills County 
418 Sharp St. 
Glenwood, IA 51534 
(712) 527-4880 

Mitchell County 
County Courthouse 
508 State St. 
Osage, IA 50461 
(641) 732-3726 

Monona County 
P.O. Box 14 
Onawa, IA 51040-0014 
(712) 423-2491 

Monroe County 
County Courthouse 
10 Benton Ave. E. 
Albia, IA 52531 
(641) 932-5212 

Montgomery County 
P.O. Box 469 
Red Oak, IA 51566 
(712) 623-4986 

Muscatine County 
P.O. Box 8010 
Muscatine, IA 52761 
(563) 263-6511
ONLINE:  Property, GIS-Mapping
www.magic-gis.org/pmc/main.asp?page=query  

O'Brien County 
County Courthouse, Box 430 
Primghar, IA 51245 
(712) 757-3255 

Osceola County 
County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 156 
Sibley, IA 51249 
(712) 754-3595 

Page County 
P.O. Box 263 
Clarinda, IA 51632 
(712) 542-3214 

Palo Alto County 
P.O. Box 387 
Emmetsburg, IA 50536-0387 
(712) 852-3603 

Plymouth County 
Clerk of Court 
215 4th Ave. S.E. 
Le Mars, IA 51031-2190 
(712) 546-4215 

Pocahontas County 
County Courthouse 
99 Court Square 
Pocahontas, IA 50574 
(712) 335-4208 

Polk County 
500 Mulberry St. 
Des Moines, IA 50309-4238 
(515) 286-3772 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property Sales
www.assess.co.polk.ia.us 
Recording, Deeds, Liens, Vital Statistics, UCCs
http://216.81.134.113/resolution

Pottawattamie County 
P.O. Box 476 
Council Bluffs, IA 51502-0476 
(712) 328-5604 
ONLINE: Pottawattamie County Recorder 
www.pottco.org
(free real estate and property records) 

Poweshiek County 
P.O. Box 218 
Montezuma, IA 50171-0218 
(641) 623-5644 

Ringgold County 
County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 523 
Mount Ayr, IA 50854-1299
(641) 464-3234 

Sac County 
P.O. Box 368 
Sac City, IA 50583-0368 
(712) 662-7791 

Scott County 
416 W. 4th St. 
Davenport, IA 52801-1187 
(563) 326-8786 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property
www.scottcountyiowa.com/assessor/query.asp  
Most Wanted
www.scottcountyiowa.com/sheriff/mostwanted.html

Shelby County 
P.O. Box 431 
Harlan, IA 51537-0431 
(712) 755-5543 
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property, Residential & Commercial Sales
http://iowaassessors.com/shelby
Property, GIS-Mapping
http://maps.shco.org/pmc/main.asp?page=query

Sioux County 
P.O. Box 47 
Orange City, IA 51041
(712) 737-2286 

Story County 
P.O. Box 408 
Nevada, IA 50201 
(515) 382-7410
ONLINE:  Story County Asessor 
www.storyassessor.org/pmc/main.asp?page=query 
Most Wanted, Sheriff Sales
www.storycounty.com/SheriffWeb.nsf/index.htm

Tama County 
P.O. Box 306 
Toledo, IA 52342-0306 
(641) 484-3721 

Taylor County 
County Courthouse 
405 Jefferson St. 
Bedford, IA 50833-1388 
(712) 523-2095 

Union County 
300 N. Pine St. 
Creston, IA 50801-2430 
(641) 782-7315 

Van Buren County 
P.O. Box 495 
Keosauqua, IA 52565-0495 
(319) 293-3108 

Wapello County 
101 West 4th St. 
Ottumwa, IA 52501-2518 
(641) 683-0060 

Warren County 
P.O. Box 379 
Indianola, IA 50125-0379 
(515) 961-1033 

Washington County 
P.O. Box 391 
Washington, IA 52353-0391 
(319) 653-7741 

Wayne County 
County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 424 
Corydon, IA 50060 
(641) 872-2264 

Webster County 
701 Central Ave. 
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3813 
(515) 576-7115 
ONLINE:  Property Data
www.webstercountyia.org

Winnebago County 
P.O. Box 468 
Forest City, IA 50436-0468 
(641) 585-4520 

Winneshiek County 
201 W. Main St. 
Decorah, IA 52101-1775 
(563) 382-2469 

Woodbury County 
620 Douglas St., Room 101 
Sioux City, IA 51101-1248 
(712) 279-6624 

Worth County 
P.O. Box 243 
Northwood, IA 50459 
(641) 324-2840 

Wright County 
P.O. Box 306 
Clarion, IA 50525-0306 
(515) 532-3113