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Questions about official Madison County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. The contacts below route court documents to the clerk, sheriff reports and jail records to the public-safety office, and statewide history requests to Iowa's central repository. This private resource cannot accept or fulfill those requests.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve official records, perform an Iowa history check, correct a government file, or receive an expungement petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Madison County record:

  • Court case files and expungement filings: contact the Madison County Clerk of Court, 112 N. John Wayne Drive, PO Box 152, Winterset, IA 50273; 515-462-4451; county offices generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports, booking, and jail records: contact the Madison County Sheriff and Jail, 1012 N. John Wayne Drive, PO Box 517, Winterset, IA 50273; 515-462-3575; fax 515-462-3684
  • Winterset police reports: call Winterset Police at 515-462-1423 or visit the shared public-safety address at 1012 N. John Wayne Drive
  • Earlham police reports: contact Earlham Police at 140 S. Chestnut Ave., Earlham, IA 50072; 515-758-2281; posted city hours Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Statewide Iowa criminal history: request the official product from the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation Criminal History Record Dissemination Unit
  • Registry information: use the Iowa Sex Offender Registry or contact the Madison County Sheriff for local registration matters

The sheriff does not advertise a separately named records division or dedicated records email. Its main and 24-hour communications number is 515-462-3575. The civil office generally posts Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 30-minute closure at an imprecise time between noon and 2:00 p.m.; call ahead before a records-counter visit.