NO FCRA USE. This privately owned website has no local, Iowa, or federal government affiliation. It and its advertising partners do not offer tools for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act purposes. Des Moines County Criminal History is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government connection. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve files, conduct official checks, or file forms for a visitor.
Its content directs readers to the Des Moines County Sheriff, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI, Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and outside tools that may support lawful personal research.
2. Rules for Using This Site
By using the site, you agree not to:
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools
- Threaten, stalk, or harass anyone with information found here
- Interfere with availability or other visitors' access
- Make credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions from site content
- Attempt unauthorized access to any system
- Violate a federal, Iowa, or local law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against a person. Such conduct may be criminal. Iowa Code chapter 692A controls public Iowa Sex Offender Registry information, and misuse against a listed person can carry legal consequences. Registry access serves public safety, not vigilante conduct or discriminatory blacklisting.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Des Moines County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Its partners are not presented as tools for applicant, rental, insurance, or credit decisions. Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to:
- Set insurance rates or assess credit
- Screen renters or housing applicants
- Make a hiring or firing decision
- Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or government program
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
A regulated check must come from Iowa DCI when legally appropriate or from a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is not legal advice. General Des Moines County record information cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or expungement law affects one person. Consult a licensed Iowa attorney for legal advice.
6. No Warranties
All content is offered "as is." There is no guarantee that:
- Partner search results are complete or correct
- Pages contain no error, bug, or security weakness
- Information is always current, complete, and accurate
- Service will remain uninterrupted
Charges, dispositions, sealing, and expungement can change a record after publication. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. Nothing here is an official statement by a court, sheriff, or Iowa agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to sheriff pages, courts, Iowa agencies, legal services, or outside search companies. Those destinations are independently controlled. Des Moines County Criminal History is not responsible for their fees, data practices, content, or availability. Review a destination's terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, code, graphics, and logos belong to Des Moines County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required to copy, alter, distribute, or create a derivative work from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the broadest extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for damages arising from use of this site or reliance on information from it or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold the site harmless from claims, demands, or proceedings caused by your use or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms, including relevant public-record and criminal-history boundaries in Iowa Code chapters 22 and 692. Any dispute tied to use of the site must be brought in an Iowa court.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised at any time. A revision becomes effective when posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time, without prior notice and for any reason.
14. Severability
If one term is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining terms continue. The affected language will be narrowed only as much as necessary.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.