This is a private reference site, not the Cedar County Sheriff's Office, Cedar County Jail, a court, or a government records desk. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that matches the record you need.
Where to Check First
For local custody and sheriff records, use the Cedar County Law Enforcement Center contact information below. The records office handles in-person and mail requests for accident and incident reports during weekday records hours.
Cedar County Jail / Cedar County Law Enforcement Center711 E. South St
Tipton, IA 52772
Phone: 563-886-2121
Fax: 563-886-2095
Records hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Paper accident or incident reports are listed by the sheriff's records page at $5. Accident reports are generally available five to seven business days after the incident. Payment should be cash or check payable to the Cedar County Sheriff.
- For someone held at Cedar County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the sheriff's current inmate roster.
- For booking-photo context and roster limits, use jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, hearings, and case events after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For facility address and visitation context, use the Cedar County Jail page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or community supervision record, use the Iowa DOC Offender Search at doc-search.iowa.gov/Offender/Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator at bop.gov/inmateloc or ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov/odls.