NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not affiliated with a local, Iowa, or federal government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The resource points to Pottawattamie County and Iowa record sources. It is not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation firm.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government connection. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve private files, perform official checks, or submit documents on a visitor's behalf.
Its purpose is to direct readers to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI Records and Identification Unit, Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may support lawful personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the service is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Use content for an unlawful federal, Iowa, or local purpose
- Threaten, stalk, intimidate, or harass another person
- Make a credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decision from site content
- Access systems or data without authorization
- Send bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools to the pages
- Disrupt performance or interfere with another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from the site or a linked tool must not be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Misuse may be a crime. Iowa Code chapter 692A governs the Iowa Sex Offender Registry and its public use. Registry data supports lawful public safety awareness; it does not authorize confrontation, retaliation, vigilantism, or any FCRA-regulated decision.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Data found here or through a linked service may not be used to:
- Set credit terms or insurance eligibility
- Evaluate a worker or applicant
- Assess a tenant or rental applicant
- Make a license, permit, or public-benefit decision
- Carry out any other activity regulated by the FCRA
A person who needs a legally compliant report for a regulated purpose must use the proper official or FCRA-compliant channel.
5. No Legal Advice
General descriptions of Pottawattamie County records are not legal advice. Only a licensed Iowa attorney can assess how a warrant, charge, conviction, case status, or expungement rule applies to a particular situation.
6. No Warranties
The website and its content are provided "as is." No warranty is made that:
- Site or partner results are accurate, complete, or current
- The service will always be available without interruption
- Pages will be free from defects, bugs, or security risks
- An outside search tool will return a correct or complete match
Records can change after charges, dismissals, corrections, restrictions, or expungement orders. Delays and gaps are possible. Content here is never an official statement from the sheriff, Iowa court, DCI, or another public office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to sheriff, court, state agency, legal resource, and outside search pages. Those services operate beyond our control. We are not responsible for their availability, content, fees, results, or data practices. Their own terms govern use after a visitor leaves this site.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Pottawattamie County Criminal History or the relevant content partner. They may not be copied, changed, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the site, its content, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, costs, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the service or a breach of these terms.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms. Any dispute concerning use of the service must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Iowa.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page unless the update says otherwise.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, with or without notice, including when these terms are violated.
14. Severability
If one provision is ruled invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions stay effective. The affected language will be limited or revised only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.