Terms & Conditions

Accessing or using Shelby County Recent Arrests means you agree to these terms. Do not use the service if you do not accept them.

This is a privately owned reference with no government, sheriff, jail, court, or corrections affiliation. Neither we nor our advertising partners offer FCRA-covered services. We help visitors locate Shelby County, Iowa jail and record sources, but we are not investigators or a consumer reporting agency.


Nature of the Service

Shelby County Recent Arrests is independent and stores no official arrest, court, or custody records. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or file a document.

Our pages point toward public Shelby County and Iowa resources and may connect visitors with independent research tools.


Acceptable Use Rules

  • Obey all applicable laws.
  • Do not stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass anyone.
  • Do not use content for employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions.
  • Do not seek unauthorized access to the service or its systems.
  • Do not operate bots, automated scrapers, or bulk extractors.
  • Do not interfere with another visitor's access.

No Consumer Reports

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We do not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do our advertising partners through this site. You agree not to use any information for:

  • hiring, discipline, or termination decisions;
  • tenant or housing screening;
  • creditworthiness or insurance pricing;
  • licenses, permits, or government-program eligibility; or
  • any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.

Services Outside Our Control

Links may lead to jail rosters, booking reports, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, legal resources, or outside search tools. We do not control their content, privacy practices, availability, or data handling. Review the destination's own terms.


Service Provided As Is

Everything is offered “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that:

  • content is accurate, complete, or current;
  • access will always be uninterrupted;
  • the service has no errors, defects, or security weakness; or
  • a partner search will return complete results.

Custody and public records can change at any time. Nothing here is an official statement from the Shelby County Sheriff, jail, court, IDOC, or another agency.


Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Shelby County Recent Arrests and its operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising from use of, or inability to use, the service.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold the service, its operators, and partners harmless from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use or violation of these terms.


Ownership of Content

Original text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Shelby County Recent Arrests or the applicable content partner. You may not reproduce, distribute, or modify them without written permission, except where law permits.


Revisions to These Terms

We may change these terms at any time. Revised terms apply when they are posted.


Suspension of Access

We may limit, suspend, or end access at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.


Iowa Law Controls

These terms are governed by Iowa law. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper authority in Iowa.


If One Term Is Invalid

If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


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