This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated resource cannot retrieve official records, perform an Iowa background check, correct or remove an entry, or receive an expungement filing. The responsible public office must handle each of those requests.
Need an Official Record?
Use the office that created or maintains the Cerro Gordo County record:
- Court case files: review Cerro Gordo County criminal court cases or ask the Clerk of District Court for the filed case.
- Criminal histories and official checks: use the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: begin with Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Records or the county jail, as appropriate.
- Police and incident reports: ask the police department or sheriff's office that took the report.
- Expungement: file a qualifying request in the Iowa District Court that handled the original case.
- Registry information: search the Iowa Sex Offender Registry or contact the Cerro Gordo County sheriff for information available by law.
Sheriff Records, case and arrest records: Law Enforcement Center, 17262 Lark Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401; 641-421-3000; weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clerk of District Court, filed criminal cases and certified court copies: Cerro Gordo County Courthouse, 220 North Washington Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401; 641-424-6431. County hours are weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., though department hours may vary.