NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a local, Iowa, or federal government agency. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit decisions, employment screening, insurance underwriting, tenant screening, or another purpose regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its function is to help readers locate official Madison County and Iowa criminal-record resources. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site with no government affiliation. It neither stores official records nor performs official checks, retrieves files, or submits documents for a visitor.
Its content identifies Madison County and Iowa custodians, including the sheriff, Iowa District Court, the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also contain tools operated by outside providers.
2. Rules for Using This Site
You agree that you will not:
- Interfere with the website or prevent others from using it
- Use bots, scraping software, or other automated collection tools on its pages
- Attempt unauthorized access to any account, server, or system
- Use content for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
- Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
- Violate a local, Iowa, or federal law
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
No one may use information from this website or a linked tool to threaten, stalk, intimidate, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against another person. Iowa Code ยง692A.121 controls public registry access and misuse. Iowa Sex Offender Registry information supports public safety, not vigilantism or prohibited discrimination, and misuse may be criminal.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not create consumer reports, credit reports, or official background checks. Our advertising partners' tools are also not offered here for FCRA-regulated screening. You agree that information from this website or a linked tool will not be used to:
- Make another decision governed by the FCRA
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Set insurance terms or evaluate credit
- Review a housing application
- Make a hiring or firing decision
A legally permitted official check must be obtained through the proper Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation process or a qualified FCRA-compliant provider.
5. No Legal Advice
The website offers general reference material, not legal advice. Only a licensed Iowa attorney can advise how a Madison County charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to a particular matter.
6. No Warranties
Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:
- An outside search result will be complete or correctly matched
- Every page will be free from errors or security flaws
- Access will always be uninterrupted
- Information will remain complete, accurate, and current
Charges, dispositions, sealing orders, and expungements can change a record. Gaps and delays are unavoidable. No statement here is an official statement of the Madison County Sheriff, an Iowa court, or another government agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may open sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-resource, or outside search websites that we do not operate. Their content, availability, fees, and data practices are outside our control. Review their terms before using a service.
8. Intellectual Property
Madison County Criminal History or its content partners own the website's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required before copying, adapting, distributing, or building upon that material.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, its information, or a linked service.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, demands, and legal actions caused by your use of the website or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms. A dispute connected with use of the website must be brought in a court located in Iowa.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected language will be adjusted only as far as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.