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Questions about an official Clayton County criminal record belong with the office that created or maintains it. The contacts below route court files to the Elkader clerk, arrest and booking material to the Saint Olaf sheriff and jail, and statewide criminal-history results to Iowa DCI. This private resource is not a government records counter.

This Is Not a Government Office. We cannot issue a criminal record, perform an official check, change a file, confirm a warrant, or accept an expungement petition. Contact the responsible office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use these verified routes for Clayton County records:

  • Court cases and copies: Clerk of District Court, 111 High St. NE, Suite 203, Elkader, IA 52043; 563-245-2204; call to confirm counter hours.
  • Arrest and sheriff reports: Clayton County Sheriff's administrative office, 22680 230th St., Saint Olaf, IA 52072; 563-245-2422 option 2; weekdays, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Current jail information: Clayton County jail direct line, 563-245-1540, or sheriff dispatch at 563-245-2422 option 1.
  • Iowa repository history: Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, 515-725-6066.
  • City police reports: ask the Elkader, Guttenberg, or Monona police department that created the incident record.
  • Expungement filings: use the current Iowa Judicial Branch form and file an eligible case through the Clayton County clerk.

The sheriff publishes an administrative fax at 563-204-4138. The clerk lists countyclerk.clayton@iowacourts.gov and fax 563-245-1175. Call first to confirm the right delivery method, current hours, fees, and whether a copy can be sent or must be inspected at the courthouse terminal.