NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is independent of all local, state, and federal government bodies. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a service intended for credit decisions, employment screening, insurance underwriting, tenant screening, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its role is limited to identifying criminal-record resources for Mitchell County and Iowa. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a privately run reference website with no government connection. It does not keep official criminal records, retrieve records on a visitor's behalf, conduct an official background check, or submit filings for anyone.
The material directs readers to the custodians of Mitchell County records, including the sheriff, Iowa District Court, the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation (Iowa DCI), and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. It may also connect readers with outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the site is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Violate a federal, Iowa, or local law through use of the site
- Rely on material here to threaten, stalk, or harass another person
- Use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Enter protected systems or seek access without authorization
- Deploy scrapers, bots, or other automated collection tools against these pages
- Interfere with site operation or prevent access by other visitors
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information found here or through a linked service to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or discriminate against another person. Such conduct may also be criminal. This restriction is especially important for Iowa Sex Offender Registry information. Iowa Code chapter 692A and the registry's user agreement limit misuse, and conduct directed at a registrant may lead to prosecution. Registry access serves public safety awareness, not retaliation, vigilantism, or discriminatory treatment.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It produces no consumer report, credit report, or background-check product. Its advertising partners likewise do not supply a service designed to assess job applicants, rental applicants, insurance risk, or creditworthiness. Information from this site or a linked tool must not be used to:
- Make a hiring, firing, or other employment decision
- Evaluate a renter, housing applicant, or tenant
- Assess creditworthiness or determine an insurance premium
- Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or government benefit
- Carry out any other activity governed by the FCRA
When a regulated purpose requires a background check, use the official process provided by Iowa DCI or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
The site's material is informational and does not constitute legal advice. General descriptions of Mitchell County records cannot determine how an arrest, charge, conviction, warrant, or Iowa expungement law applies to an individual matter. Obtain advice from an attorney licensed in Iowa.
6. No Warranties
All site content and functions are offered "as is," without a guarantee that:
- Any item will remain complete, correct, or up to date
- Access will be continuous or free from interruption
- The pages will contain no error, defect, or security weakness
- An outside search provider will return accurate or complete results
Criminal records change as charges are filed or dismissed and as courts restrict or expunge qualifying records. Iowa Code chapters 22 and 692 also set public-access and criminal-history dissemination limits. Updates and omissions are unavoidable, so nothing here should be treated as an official statement from a sheriff, court, Iowa DCI, or another government office.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to a sheriff, court portal, Iowa agency, legal-aid organization, or outside search service. Following a link opens a service outside this site's control. Responsibility is disclaimed for that service's content, data practices, fees, and continued availability. Review the provider's own terms before proceeding.
8. Intellectual Property
Mitchell County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, modifying, distributing, or creating derivative material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, liability is disclaimed for damages arising from site use, including reliance on information obtained here or from a linked service.
10. Indemnification
Users agree to indemnify and hold the site harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings arising from their use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms. Any dispute associated with use of the site must be brought in a court located in Iowa.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated language is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or terminated at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in force. The affected term will be modified only to the extent needed for enforceability.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.