This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody status, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Contact the proper sheriff, court, corrections, federal, or immigration office for official action.
Official Hardin County Records Contacts
For current county jail custody, booking records, visitor registration, and sheriff reports, use the Law Enforcement Center contacts published by Hardin County. The jail, Sheriff's Office, Records Division, and Communications Office share the same complex in Eldora.
Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Law Enforcement Center
1116 14th Avenue
Eldora, IA 50627
641-939-8189
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Sheriff Records Division
1116 14th Avenue
Eldora, IA 50627
641-939-8191
Reports may be requested in person or by mail.
Hardin County Clerk of Court
Hardin County Courthouse
1215 Edgington Avenue
Eldora, IA 50627
641-858-2328
Iowa Judicial Branch court records.
Use the list below to route the question to the right system.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the jail line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records request process.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For a specific local facility, use the Hardin County Correctional Center or State Training School pages in the footer.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, search the Iowa Department of Corrections offender locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.