NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is not connected with a local, Iowa, or federal government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) decisions. Its purpose is to organize official criminal-record resources for Scott County, Iowa. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve files, perform official background checks, or submit forms for a visitor.
Its content identifies the Scott County Sheriff's Office, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI repository, Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and other record holders. It may also connect visitors to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use is conditioned on the following restrictions. You may not:
- Use the website in violation of local, Iowa, or federal law
- Threaten, stalk, or harass another person with information found here
- Use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Gain or attempt unauthorized access to any system
- Send bots, automated scrapers, or similar tools through the pages
- Disrupt service or interfere with another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information obtained here or through a linked tool must not be used to intimidate, threaten, stalk, harass, or discriminate against anyone. Misuse may violate the law. The restriction is especially important for the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, which exists for public safety awareness. Iowa Code chapter 692A and the registry's own warnings do not authorize confrontation, vigilantism, blacklisting, or discriminatory action.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not produce consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Site data and linked tools may not be used to:
- Make an employment decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing application
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a permit, license, or public program
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
Any legally required check for a regulated purpose must be obtained through an authorized, compliant channel. This website and its general search tools are not that channel.
5. No Legal Advice
General descriptions of Scott County records are not legal advice. Only a licensed Iowa attorney can advise how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule affects a particular situation.
6. No Warranties
All content is supplied "as is." No guarantee is made that:
- Information is complete, accurate, or current
- Partner search results are correct or comprehensive
- Every page is free from faults, security issues, or errors
- The site will remain continuously available
Charges, dispositions, custody entries, and access rules change. A case may be dismissed, amended, made confidential, or expunged. Gaps can result, and no site content is an official statement by a court, sheriff, or other agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to sheriff pages, court systems, Iowa agencies, legal resources, and outside search providers. Those destinations are beyond our control. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, prices, availability, or accuracy. Review a destination's own terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Scott County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, changing, distributing, or creating a derivative work from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damage arising from use of the website, its information, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from a claim, demand, or action caused by your use of the site or violation of these terms, including related legal costs and fees.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms. A dispute connected with the website must be brought in a court located in Iowa. Government-record access itself remains subject to the Iowa Open Records Law, Iowa Code chapter 22, and criminal-history dissemination to Iowa Code chapter 692.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A revision becomes effective when the new text is posted here.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be narrowed only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.