Important: This is a privately owned reference site with no affiliation to Pottawattamie County, a sheriff, jail, court, corrections department, or other government body. It helps visitors locate inmate and jail-record resources in Pottawattamie County and Iowa. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offers services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another use regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.
Purpose and Private Ownership
Pottawattamie County Busted Mugshots is an independent reference resource. It has no government role, keeps no official arrest or jail records, and cannot confirm custody, order a release, accept a filing, or change an agency record.
The site points visitors toward the Pottawattamie County jail roster, Sheriff Records, Iowa Courts Online, and optional third-party research tools. Under Iowa Code chapter 22, official public-record access remains with the lawful government custodian, not this site.
Acceptable Use Rules
- Do not use the site in violation of any law.
- Do not use information to stalk, harass, intimidate, or threaten anyone.
- Do not use site content for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or another FCRA-covered decision.
- Do not attempt to enter accounts, servers, or systems without authorization.
- Do not operate bots, crawlers, scrapers, or other automated collection tools.
- Do not interfere with site availability or another visitor's access.
No Consumer Reports or Screening
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We provide no background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services, and neither do our advertising partners through this site. By using the site, you agree not to apply its information to:
- Decisions to hire, fire, promote, or retain a worker.
- Tenant selection, housing access, or lease decisions.
- Creditworthiness, lending terms, or insurance rates.
- Licenses, permits, or eligibility for government benefits.
- Any other purpose covered by the FCRA.
Services Operated by Others
Links may lead to jail rosters, booking sources, sheriff and corrections websites, Iowa government portals, legal-aid resources, news outlets, or outside search providers. A link is not an endorsement. We do not control those services, their content, privacy practices, data handling, accuracy, or availability. Review each destination's own terms before using it.
Provided Without Warranties
All content and access are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent allowed by law, no express or implied warranty is made about:
- The accuracy, completeness, or current status of information.
- Continuous or uninterrupted operation.
- Freedom from errors, bugs, or security weaknesses.
- The completeness of results returned by a search partner.
Custody status, charges, court outcomes, and public records can change quickly. Nothing published here is an official statement by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, the jail, Iowa courts, or another government agency.
Limits on Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the site, its owners, and its service providers will not be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive loss arising from access to, reliance on, inability to use, or use of the site.
Your Duty to Indemnify
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the site, its owners, and its service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees arising from your use of the site or your violation of these terms.
Ownership of Site Materials
Original text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Pottawattamie County Busted Mugshots or the content partners that license them. You may not copy, republish, distribute, adapt, or modify those materials without prior written permission, except where law clearly allows it.
Revisions to These Terms
We may revise these terms at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here, and continued use after posting means you accept the new terms.
Suspending or Ending Access
We may restrict, suspend, or block access at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice. That authority includes action taken to protect site security, enforce these terms, or preserve service for other visitors.
Iowa Law Governs
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in Iowa.
If One Term Is Invalid
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed or adjusted only as much as necessary to make it enforceable.
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