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Questions about official Des Moines County criminal records belong with the government office that created or keeps the file. The Burlington sheriff's business office handles county law-enforcement requests, while the Clerk of Court handles filed criminal cases. Iowa DCI provides the state criminal-history check. The contacts below route each record type to its actual custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference cannot retrieve official criminal records, perform state checks, correct or remove records, or accept an Iowa expungement filing. Only the responsible government custodian can act on those requests.

Need an Official Record?

Use the Des Moines County office tied to the record:

  • Arrest, incident, booking, and sheriff records: Des Moines County Sheriff's Office, 512 North Main Street, Burlington, IA 52601; 319-753-8212; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Filed criminal case records: Des Moines County Clerk of Court, 513 North Main Street, P.O. Box 158, Burlington, IA 52601; 319-753-8262; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • State criminal-history checks: Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification
  • Police reports: the police department or law-enforcement agency that made the report
  • Expungement filings: the Iowa court that handled the case
  • Custody questions: Des Moines County Correctional Center, 3630 Bauer Drive, Burlington, IA 52601; 319-753-8275

The sheriff's Records Division also accepts requests by email at so-clerical@dmcounty.com. The Clerk of Court can be reached at countyclerk.desmoines@iowacourts.gov for court-record routing.