NO FCRA USE. This private website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). It helps readers locate Jones County, Iowa record sources and is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no tie to a public office. It does not keep official criminal records, retrieve files, conduct official checks, or submit documents for a visitor.
It identifies the Jones County Sheriff, Iowa District Court, Iowa DCI, and Iowa Sex Offender Registry as separate official sources and may connect visitors to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
You agree not to:
- Violate federal, Iowa, or local law while using the site
- Stalk, threaten, or harass anyone with information found here
- Use content for hiring, tenant, lending, or insurance decisions
- Access a system, account, or data without authorization
- Send bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools to the pages
- Disrupt service or interfere with another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to discriminate, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass. Such conduct can be criminal. Iowa Code chapter 692A and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry public notice place special limits on registry misuse. Registry information supports public safety awareness, not vigilantism, blacklisting, or unlawful discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not prepare credit reports, background checks, or consumer reports. The site and its advertising partners do not supply services for evaluating job applicants, rental applications, insurance risk, or credit. You agree not to use site or linked-tool data to:
- Evaluate eligibility for credit or insurance
- Make a hiring or termination choice
- Review a renter or housing applicant
- Determine eligibility for a permit, license, or public benefit
- Make any other decision governed by the FCRA
A legally regulated check must come through Iowa DCI or an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
Site content is not legal advice. General Jones County record information cannot determine how an arrest, charge, warrant, conviction, or Iowa expungement rule applies to a specific situation. Consult a licensed Iowa attorney for advice.
6. No Warranties
All content and functions are offered "as is." We make no promise that:
- Outside search results are complete or correct
- The site will always be available without interruption
- Every page is free from errors or security flaws
- Information is complete, accurate, or current at a given time
Criminal records can change through filings, dismissals, corrections, confidentiality orders, and expungement. Gaps can occur. Site content is not an official statement from a sheriff, court, or state agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may open county, court, state, legal resource, or independent search sites that we do not control. We are not responsible for their fees, availability, content, or data practices. Their own terms govern their services.
8. Intellectual Property
Jones County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, code, graphics, and logos. Written permission is required to copy, adapt, distribute, or create derivative works from that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for harm or damages arising from site use, linked services, or reliance on information found through either.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless against claims or demands caused by your use of the site or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms. A dispute tied to site use must be brought in a court located in Iowa. Public-record access is addressed by the Iowa Open Records Law, Iowa Code chapter 22, and criminal-history dissemination by Iowa Code chapter 692.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
We may suspend or end access at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.