Clayton County Warrant RecordsClayton County Warrant Records

This privately operated reference website cannot check, change, recall, or clear a Clayton County warrant. Official questions belong with the office that holds the record. The Clayton County Clerk of District Court handles filed court cases, while the Clayton County Sheriff routes law-enforcement and service questions. The contacts below help direct each need without suggesting that this website is a government office.

Need Official Warrant Information?

Choose the contact by record type. For a criminal or traffic docket, hearing, warrant entry, return, recall, payment instruction, or public court copy, contact the Clayton County Clerk of District Court, 111 High St. NE, Suite 203, Elkader, IA 52043, phone 563-245-2204. The clerk is the court-record custodian for the Iowa District Court in Clayton County.

For present law-enforcement routing, service, execution, or sheriff-held information, contact the Clayton County Sheriff, 22680 230th St., St. Olaf, IA 52072, phone 563-245-2422. The official phone menu identifies option 1 for dispatch and option 2 for administration. Published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; call before appearing because no warrant surrender or bond-window schedule is posted.

  • Public case search: use Iowa Courts Online, then verify the docket with the clerk.
  • Resolving a warrant: speak with a licensed Iowa attorney and the issuing court.
  • City police record: contact the relevant city or police custodian for records it maintains.
  • County records request: use the Clayton County Chapter 22 process for existing releasable county records.
  • Emergency: call 911, not a records office or online tip form.

This website is not a court, sheriff’s office, law-enforcement agency, or government records desk and cannot receive official filings or payments.