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Questions about Benton County criminal records usually belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. The routes below distinguish sheriff and jail records from Iowa District Court files and statewide DCI products. This website is private and cannot receive an official request or issue a record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve criminal records, conduct an official background check, change a record, or accept an Iowa expungement filing. Send the request to the proper public custodian.

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Benton County records are divided by custodian. Use the office tied to the type of file:

  • Arrest, booking, jail, warrant, and sheriff reports: contact the Benton County Sheriff's Office
  • Court case files: use Benton County criminal court case records or contact the Clerk of Court
  • Criminal histories and official name checks: order from the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Police and incident reports: ask the city, sheriff, or state agency that created the report
  • Expungement filings: file with the Iowa court that handled the qualifying case
  • Registry records: search the Iowa Sex Offender Registry and direct local registration questions to the sheriff

For sheriff-created and jail records, contact the Benton County Sheriff's Office and Jail, 113 E. 3rd St., Vinton, IA 52349, at 319-472-2337. The sheriff's office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; select option 2 for the jail. The county's department directory provides the wider official office list.

For Iowa District Court case files, use the official Benton County court directory or contact the Clerk of Court, 111 E. 4th St., Vinton, IA 52349, at 319-472-2766. Courthouse hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.