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Questions about official Cedar County criminal records usually belong with the office that created or maintains the requested item. The sheriff's Records counter handles local incident copies, while the Clerk of District Court maintains criminal case files. Iowa DCI supplies statewide criminal-history checks. This page routes each common request to the right government office and gives the verified Tipton addresses and phone numbers needed to follow up.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve an official criminal file, conduct an official check, change a record, or receive an Iowa expungement filing. The responsible public office must handle each of those tasks.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian tied to the Cedar County record you need:

  • Court case files: use the Court Case Lookup information or call the Cedar County Clerk of District Court at 563-886-2101, 400 Cedar Street, Tipton, IA 52772
  • Sheriff incident and accident reports: contact Cedar County Sheriff's Records at 711 E. South Street, Tipton, IA 52772, 563-886-2121, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Current jail and booking information: use the Cedar County inmate roster or call the Law Enforcement Center at 563-886-2121
  • Iowa criminal-history checks: contact the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Criminal History Record Dissemination Unit
  • City police reports: ask the department that wrote the report, such as Tipton Police or West Branch Police
  • Iowa expungement filings: file with the court that handled the case after confirming the current form and statutory route

The main local report counter is Cedar County Sheriff's Records, 711 E. South Street, Tipton, IA 52772, 563-886-2121. The Clerk of District Court is at the Cedar County Courthouse, 400 Cedar Street, Tipton, IA 52772, 563-886-2101, and keeps clerk hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.