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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of the material provided here. Using any part of the website means that you accept them. If you disagree with a condition, stop using the service.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a local, Iowa, or federal agency. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions, or for another purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The resource helps visitors locate Dallas County and Iowa criminal-record sources. It is not a private-investigation service or a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It does not hold official records, perform official checks, retrieve documents, or submit filings for a visitor.

Its role is to identify the Dallas County sheriff, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI Records and Identification Unit, Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and other sources that maintain relevant files. Some pages also connect to outside search tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Use the service in violation of federal, Iowa, or local law
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass another person with information found here
  • Rely on the content for an FCRA-regulated decision
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Deploy a bot, scraper, or automated collection tool against the pages
  • Interfere with availability or another visitor's use

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from these pages or a linked service may not be used to stalk, intimidate, harass, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Misuse can be criminal. Iowa Sex Offender Registry information is provided for public safety awareness, not confrontation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or unlawful discrimination. Iowa registry law and the registry agreement restrict misuse.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create a credit, background, or consumer report. Our services and those of advertising partners are not designed for decisions about applicants, housing, insurance, credit, licenses, or benefits. You agree not to use this website or a linked tool to:

  • Make a hiring or employment decision
  • Evaluate a renter or housing application
  • Assess credit or insurance eligibility or pricing
  • Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or public program
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A regulated use requires an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider and all legally required procedures. An Iowa DCI record check is an official state product, but the requester remains responsible for lawful use.

5. No Legal Advice

General information about Dallas County records is not legal advice. It cannot determine how an Iowa charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law applies to a person's facts. Seek advice from a licensed Iowa attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and services are supplied “as is.” No warranty is made that:

  • Information is always complete, accurate, or current
  • Access will be continuous or uninterrupted
  • Every page will be free from bugs, errors, or security flaws
  • A partner search will return a complete or correctly matched result

Charges, dispositions, restrictions, and expungement orders can change a criminal record. Updates may lag. No content here is an official statement by the Dallas County sheriff, a court, Iowa DCI, or another agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-resource, and outside search websites. We do not operate those destinations and are not responsible for their availability, content, privacy practices, or prices. Their own terms apply after a visitor leaves.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, logos, graphics, and code belong to Dallas County Criminal History or its content partners. They may not be copied, adapted, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the website, including reliance on information from a page or linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your use of the service or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Iowa law governs these terms. A dispute connected with use of the website must be brought in a court located in Iowa.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be suspended, limited, or ended at any time and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.