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Questions about official Hardin County criminal records belong with the agency that maintains the original file. This private site cannot retrieve or alter those records. The contacts below route court cases to the Hardin County Clerk of District Court, sheriff reports and jail questions to the Law Enforcement Center, and official Iowa history requests to the Division of Criminal Investigation.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot obtain official records, run agency checks, correct or remove an entry, or accept an Iowa expungement filing.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that holds the specific Hardin County record:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal histories: contact the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Hardin County Sheriff's Records Division or Communications
  • Official Iowa checks: order through the DCI Criminal History Record Dissemination Unit
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expungement filings: use the Iowa court forms and file with the court that heard the case

Hardin County Sheriff's Records Division: 1116 14th Avenue, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189; administration weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Communications answers the same main number around the clock.

Hardin County Clerk of District Court: 1215 Edgington Avenue, Suite 7, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-858-2328; weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.