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Questions about official Buchanan County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. The contacts below route court cases to the clerk, sheriff reports and jail records to the sheriff, and statewide history checks to Iowa DCI. This private resource cannot act for any of those offices.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run reference cannot retrieve a record, perform an official check, correct or remove government data, or receive an expungement filing. Contact the proper Iowa or Buchanan County custodian instead.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office that controls the Buchanan County record being requested:

  • Arrest, booking, and jail material: Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, 210 Fifth Avenue NE, Independence, IA 50644; dispatch and jail phone 319-334-2568. Administrative counter hours are not published, so call first.
  • Court files and expungement filings: Buchanan County Clerk of District Court at the courthouse, 210 Fifth Avenue NE, Independence, IA 50644; 319-334-7011. Confirm current counter hours and copy charges before visiting.
  • Filed case searches: use the Buchanan County Court Case Lookup route through Iowa Courts Online, then ask the clerk for certified, old, or restricted-access copies.
  • Statewide criminal-history checks: Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification section, 215 East Seventh Street, Des Moines, IA 50319; 515-725-6066.
  • Police incident reports: request the report from the agency that wrote it, including Independence, Jesup, or Fairbank Police when one of those departments handled the event.
  • Registry questions: search the Iowa Sex Offender Registry online and contact the Buchanan County Sheriff for local registration or compliance matters.

The sheriff site does not advertise a separately branded records division or fixed records-counter hours. Use the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, 210 Fifth Avenue NE, Independence, IA 50644, 319-334-2568, and confirm the proper custodian and current request method before submitting a written Iowa chapter 22 request.