This privately owned site has no affiliation with a government agency, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners offers credit, employment, insurance, housing, or tenant-screening services. We are not private investigators or a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.
Nature of the Site
Pocahontas County Recent Arrests is a private reference service. It holds no official records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, or file a government document.
Its pages point toward resources maintained by the Pocahontas County Sheriff Department, Iowa Department of Corrections, courts, and outside research providers.
Acceptable Use Rules
You agree to use the site lawfully and responsibly. You must not:
- Violate any local, state, or federal law.
- Use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm a person.
- Base employment, housing, lending, insurance, or other FCRA-covered decisions on site content.
- Seek unauthorized access to the site, accounts, or systems.
- Operate bots, scrapers, or automated extraction tools.
- Disrupt access or interfere with another visitor’s use.
No Consumer Reports
We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The site and its advertising partners provide no background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services. You agree not to use any content for:
- Hiring, firing, promotion, or another employment decision.
- Tenant selection, housing, or lease decisions.
- Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing.
- Licensing, permits, or government-program eligibility.
- Any other purpose governed by the FCRA.
Links to Other Services
Links may lead to jail rosters, sheriff and corrections websites, court portals, legal-aid material, and third-party search tools. A link is not an endorsement. We do not control an outside site’s content, uptime, security, or data handling, and you should review its terms before use.
Service Without Warranties
The site and its content are offered “as is” and “as available.” We make no promise about:
- Accuracy, completeness, or timeliness.
- Continuous or uninterrupted access.
- Freedom from errors, defects, or security weaknesses.
- The scope or quality of partner search results.
Custody and public records can change at any time. Nothing here is an official statement from the Pocahontas County Sheriff Department or another public body.
Limits on Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the site, its owners, and its partners are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from access to or use of the site.
Your Duty to Indemnify
You agree to defend and hold harmless the site, its owners, and its partners against claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the service or your breach of these terms.
Site Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Pocahontas County Recent Arrests or its content partners. You may not copy, distribute, alter, or republish them without written permission.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms at any time. New terms become effective when the revised version is posted on this page.
Ending or Limiting Access
We may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to any part of the site at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.
Iowa Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa. Any dispute must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Iowa.
Severability of Terms
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms stay in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.
Questions About These Terms
Send questions through the Contact Us page. That channel cannot retrieve an arrest record or confirm someone’s custody status.