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Questions about an official Hancock County criminal record belong with the government office that created or maintains it. The contacts below route court documents to the clerk, sheriff records to the Law Enforcement Center, and statewide history or registry questions to Iowa DCI. This private reference site cannot accept a record request or retrieve a file.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private site cannot perform an official check, obtain or change a record, accept an expungement filing, or answer for a public agency.

Need an Official Record?

Choose the custodian by record type. Call ahead when a counter visit or fee is involved, since the county publishes no universal online request form or fixed processing time.

  • Court case files: Hancock County Clerk of Court, 855 State Street, Garner, IA 50438; 641-923-2532; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff incident, booking, and jail records: Hancock County Sheriff's Office, 875 State Street, Garner, IA 50438; 641-923-2621; public office weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • County prosecution records: Hancock County Attorney, 855 State Street, P.O. Box 70, Garner, IA 50438; 641-923-4198; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
  • Iowa criminal history checks: Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification Unit, 215 E. 7th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319; 515-725-6066.
  • Sex offender registry questions: Iowa DCI Sex Offender Registry, 215 E. 7th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319; 515-725-6050; sorinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
  • City police reports: contact Garner Police at 641-923-2588, Britt Police at 641-843-3822, or the City of Kanawha at 641-762-3632 for records created by that city.

A written Iowa Code chapter 22 request should describe the record, date or time range, incident or case number if known, location, involved name, desired format, and return contact. Those details help the office find the file; official sources do not claim that each field is mandatory for every request.