Iowa Free Background Check Resources

Here's how to contact public records for each state and county:

 

State InformationCounty Information
IOWA STATE INFORMATION:
(515) 281-5011 

IOWA STATE WEB SITE:
www.iowa.gov 
 
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
 
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



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


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
 


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 


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 


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


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 


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


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 


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


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 


Pottawattamie County 
P.O. Box 476 
Council Bluffs, IA 51502-0476 
(712) 328-5604 


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 


Shelby County 
P.O. Box 431 
Harlan, IA 51537-0431 
(712) 755-5543 


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


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 


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