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Questions about official Ida County criminal records belong with the office that created or maintains the record. The Ida County Sheriff handles sheriff reports and local custody material, while the Clerk of Court handles filed cases and certified court copies. Iowa DCI supplies the statewide criminal-history product. We are a private reference resource, so we cannot retrieve, correct, or certify a government record. The contacts below route each request to its proper custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve or correct a criminal record, perform an official check, or accept an Iowa expungement filing. Contact the responsible agency directly.

Need an Official Record?

Match the Ida County record to its official custodian:

  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: Ida County Sheriff, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445; 712-364-3146; fax 712-364-2746; weekday administrative hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Court files and certified copies: Ida County Clerk of Court at the same courthouse address; 712-364-2628; fax 712-364-2699; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a possible lunch closure when staffing is short
  • Statewide criminal-history responses: Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification Section
  • Incident and police reports: the sheriff or other law-enforcement agency that created the report
  • Iowa expungement filings: the court that owns the case, including Ida County District Court for a local case
  • Registry office questions: Ida County Sheriff at 712-364-3146; public searching runs through the Iowa Sex Offender Registry

The sheriff's official pages do not name a separate records division, publish a request form, or list a fee schedule. Call 712-364-3146 before visiting and ask which channel the office currently accepts. For a chapter 22 request, give the record type, incident or case number if known, approximate date and location, and preferred delivery format. Ask for a cost estimate because no county-specific copying fee is published.