NO FCRA USE. Polk County Criminal History is privately operated and has no government affiliation. It and its advertising partners do not supply consumer reports for credit, employment, insurance, housing, or another Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose. The website is a records-reference resource for Polk County and Iowa, not a consumer reporting agency or private investigation service.
1. What This Website Is
This is a privately run reference website with no connection to a court, sheriff, police department, or other government office. It neither stores official files nor conducts state checks, retrieves records, or submits legal documents.
The content identifies custodians such as the Polk County Sheriff, Iowa District Court, DCI, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Official access remains governed by the Iowa Open Records Law in chapter 22, the criminal-history dissemination rules in chapter 692, and court access rules. Some pages also connect readers with tools run by outside companies.
2. Rules for Using This Site
As a condition of access, you must not:
- Interfere with performance or prevent another visitor from using the service
- Attempt unauthorized entry into an account, server, or system
- Use bots, scraping software, or other automated access tools
- Harass, stalk, intimidate, or threaten a person with information found here
- Rely on site content for an employment, housing, lending, or insurance decision
- Violate any applicable local, state, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information reached here or through a linked service may not be used to stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Iowa Sex Offender Registry data carries special misuse warnings under Iowa law. It is published for public-safety awareness, not vigilantism, blacklisting, confrontation, or unlawful discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Neither Polk County Criminal History nor its advertising partners creates a consumer report, credit report, or official background check. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. You agree that information obtained here or through a linked tool will not be used to:
- Set insurance premiums or judge creditworthiness
- Evaluate a housing or rental application
- Make an employment decision
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Serve any other purpose regulated by the FCRA
A legally regulated check must be obtained through an authorized, FCRA-compliant provider or the appropriate official process.
5. No Legal Advice
The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Iowa attorney can advise how a Polk County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to a particular set of facts.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is." No promise is made that:
- A partner's result will be complete, current, or correctly matched
- Every page will be free from defects, errors, or security weaknesses
- The service will always be available without interruption
- Published information will remain accurate or complete at all times
Government records change as charges are filed, resolved, restricted, or expunged. Delays and gaps can occur. Nothing published here is an official statement from the Polk County sheriff, an Iowa court, or another government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links can lead to court portals, sheriff and state pages, legal resources, or commercial search services. Those destinations operate independently. We are not responsible for their availability, prices, information, privacy practices, or terms, which should be reviewed before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Polk County Criminal History or its content partners owns the site's text, logos, graphics, and code. Copying, modifying, redistributing, or creating derivative material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for losses or damages arising from use of the website, its content, or an outside service reached through it.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, proceedings, and related costs, including reasonable legal fees, caused by your use of the website or breach of these terms.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these conditions. Any dispute arising from use of the service must be brought in a court located in Iowa.
12. Changes to These Terms
These conditions may be revised at any time. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be suspended, restricted, or ended at any time and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected term will be limited only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions can be directed through the Contact page.