NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a local, Iowa, or federal government body. Neither we nor an advertising partner offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act use. The site routes readers to Poweshiek County and Iowa criminal-record resources. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This private reference site operates independently of government. It neither stores official criminal records nor retrieves records, performs official checks, or files documents for a user.
Its role is to identify the offices that keep Poweshiek County records, including the sheriff, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and to provide access to optional outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated access tools
- Violate federal, Iowa, or local law
- Harass, threaten, or stalk another person
- Make an FCRA-regulated credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
- Gain unauthorized access to a system or account
- Disrupt performance or prevent another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No site or linked-tool information may be used to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate. Iowa Code chapter 692A and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry warning make misuse especially serious because threats, harassment, or assault based on registry data may be prosecuted. Registry access supports public safety, not vigilantism or unlawful exclusion.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not produce credit, background, or consumer reports. Our partners do not offer site tools for regulated applicant, housing, insurance, or credit screening. Site or linked-tool information must not be used to:
- Determine creditworthiness or insurance pricing
- Evaluate a housing or rental application
- Make a hiring or termination decision
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or public benefit
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A regulated purpose requires a properly authorized, FCRA-compliant provider or the official process directed by the requesting agency. This site cannot supply that product.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is not legal advice. General Poweshiek County record information cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or Iowa expungement law affects a person. Consult a licensed Iowa attorney for that analysis.
6. No Warranties
All material is offered "as is," without a guarantee that:
- A partner result will be accurate or complete
- Every page is current, complete, and error-free
- Access will always be uninterrupted
- The service has no bug, defect, or security weakness
Criminal records can change after a charge, dismissal, expungement, correction, or later court order. Gaps and delays are possible. No site statement is an official representation by a court, sheriff, DCI, or other agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to sheriff, court, state agency, legal resource, and outside service websites that we do not control. We are not responsible for a destination's data practices, content, fees, terms, or availability. Review its policies before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Poweshiek County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, code, graphics, and logos. Written permission is required to copy, alter, distribute, or create derivative work from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, we are not liable for damage arising from site use, linked-service use, or reliance on information found through either.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from a claim, demand, or action caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of Iowa Code chapter 22 and chapter 692 governing public records and criminal-history dissemination. A dispute tied to site use must be brought in a court located in Iowa.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A revision takes effect when the updated text appears on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or end access at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue. The affected term will be limited only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.