Arrest Records in Davis County
The Davis County Sheriff's Office makes arrests countywide and operates the jail. Bloomfield Police creates reports for city incidents and arrests. Iowa State Patrol and other agencies can also arrest within the county. Custody at the Davis County Jail does not move every record into one file. The arresting agency keeps its officer narrative, jail staff keep intake and release data, and the Clerk of District Court keeps any later criminal case.
An arrest history may combine several booking events, but no official Davis County service publishes that combined history online. The Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Records and Identification Unit maintains the fingerprint-backed statewide repository. A DCI result differs from a local jail entry and can omit information Iowa law does not release without signed authorization. Readers should identify the exact product needed before paying a fee or relying on a same-name match.
Davis County Arrest Agency Split
The location of an event points to the first records office. Bloomfield has its own Police Department at 102 Anderson Street, telephone 641-664-2700. Pulaski, Drakesville, and Floris do not publish separate police departments, so the Davis County Sheriff is the primary local channel there. State-highway enforcement may belong to Iowa State Patrol. If another agency executed its own warrant locally, request the narrative from that agency and the Davis County booking from the sheriff.
| Agency | Record Role | Contact Path |
|---|---|---|
| Davis County Sheriff | County patrol, warrants, reports, jail and booking | 100 Courthouse Square; 641-664-2385 |
| Bloomfield Police | City incidents, arrests, citations, officer reports | 102 Anderson Street; 641-664-2700 |
| Iowa State Patrol or DPS | Highway enforcement or state investigation | Division or post named on the report |
| Davis County Clerk | Filed charge, bail order, docket, disposition | 100 Courthouse Square; 641-664-2011 |
The official sheriff and jail page shows the county office, services, and report channel.
The county page confirms that reports, jail information, and fingerprinting share one sheriff contact rather than separate online systems.
Davis County Arrest Lookups
There is no official live roster, recent-booking log, warrant list, or mugshot gallery for Davis County. The best sequence starts by phone because the jail can confirm current custody more quickly than a weekly state system. Supply a full name, date of birth if known, and an approximate arrest or booking date. Ask which agency made the arrest and which court controls the case.
- Call the Davis County Sheriff at 641-664-2385 for current jail status, bond or hold information that is public, and release or transfer status.
- Request the arrest report from the arresting agency. Sheriff incident and accident reports cost $4 and are picked up or faxed after payment.
- Search Iowa Courts Online with county set to Davis for filed charges, initial appearance, bail, counsel, and disposition.
- Use Iowa DOC Search Offenders after transfer to state custody, and Iowa VINE for custody notifications.
- Order the $15 Iowa DCI name check for releasable statewide fingerprint-backed history, using a signed release for the fuller self-review result.
- Submit an Iowa Open Records Law request to the agency that holds the specific report when routine channels do not answer the question.
Davis County Sheriff's Office
100 Courthouse Square
Bloomfield, IA 52537
641-664-2385
sheriff@daviscountyiowa.org
Davis County Arrest Booking Process
After an arrest, jail staff establish identity, inventory property, open a custody record, take fingerprints and a booking photograph, record the arrest charges and holds, and conduct health and safety screening. The fingerprints begin or update the Iowa DCI arrest cycle. The Davis County Attorney may later file different charges. A person held in custody must appear before a judge within 24 hours, according to the county attorney's local case chronology.
Booking flow: Arrest › Transport › Identification › Fingerprints › Intake Record › Initial Appearance › Release or Transfer
Bond shown at intake may change by court order. Release can follow bond, a judge's order, completion of a term, transfer, or dismissal. The jail does not publish a local bond-payment menu or a public release-door procedure. Call before arranging payment or pickup. CIDNET provides jail calls, remote video visits, and messages, but it is a communication service, not a record-verification system.
Arrest Records: What They Contain
A Davis County arrest record can refer to an officer report or the jail's booking file. The officer report may contain the legal basis, narrative, witnesses, property, evidence, and actions taken. Booking focuses on identity, custody, charges received, bond, holds, and release. The county publishes no sample inmate profile, so the fields below describe what to request, not a promise that each field will be released.
| Booking Number | Local custody identifier, if assigned and releasable |
|---|---|
| Booking Date and Time | When jail intake began, separate from arrest time |
| Arresting Agency | Sheriff, Bloomfield Police, Iowa State Patrol, or another agency |
| Charges | Allegations received at intake, which may differ from filed or final charges |
| Bond and Holds | Amount or type then in effect, warrant or case number, and holding agency |
| Booking Photo | May be requested, but release depends on chapter 22 and the facts of the request |
| Release Status | Current custody, release date and time, or transfer information |
Medical, mental-health, suicide-watch, cell or pod, victim, juvenile, and security information should be expected to be withheld. Active investigation details and confidential informant information may also be redacted.
Davis County Arrest Custody Transfers
Local jail status ends when a person is released or moved to state custody. At that point, use the Iowa DOC Search Offenders portal. Search by name or offender number and choose Davis under County of Commitment. The portal also offers sex, location, and offense controls. DOC says its records refresh weekly, so it cannot replace a direct jail call about an arrest from the same day.
The official Iowa DOC search interface displays the state-custody search controls.
A DOC result may show commitment county, offense, sentence, institution or supervision location, and release data. It does not provide the Davis County booking narrative or complete court docket.
Iowa VINE adds custody-status notifications for people who want updates.
VINE is a useful alert layer, while the jail, DOC, and court remain the sources for current official details in their own systems.
Recent Davis County Bookings
Davis County does not publish a daily arrest blotter, online inmate roster, most-wanted interface, or searchable social-feed archive. That is a confirmed absence, not a reason to substitute a commercial mugshot site. Call the sheriff for current custody and request the relevant booking record. For a sheriff arrest, the same office can process a $4 incident report. For a Bloomfield arrest, Police keeps the officer narrative while Sheriff keeps the jail record.
A citation or criminal filing can take time to reach Iowa Courts Online. The state payment service warns that citations may take 14 to 21 days to appear. A blank court search soon after the event does not show that no arrest occurred. Check again and call the clerk when the timing matters. Older state commitments belong in DOC Search, and VINE can help track a custody change.
Note: No official online Davis County booking list exists, so live jail confirmation should lead any recent-arrest search.
Davis County Arrests Reach DCI
Every Iowa DCI repository record begins with fingerprints. Davis County jail staff capture prints during booking, and the arresting agency supplies arrest data. The clerk later reports the court disposition. Reporting lag, mismatched identifiers, or a missing final disposition can leave the DCI result different from the court docket. A DCI check is therefore a statewide criminal-history product, not a copy of the sheriff report.
DCI charges $15 for each last name searched. First name, last name, and exact date of birth are the minimum identifiers. A signed release permits disclosure of completed deferred judgments and arrests more than eighteen months old without a final disposition. Without that release, a “No Iowa Criminal History Found” response may mean no releasable data rather than no event.
The official Iowa DCI record-check page explains online, mail, fax, email, and in-person ordering.
The DCI interface belongs after local and court checks because it assembles releasable fingerprint-backed events rather than current Davis County custody facts.
Arrest Records vs Conviction Records
An arrest is an exercise of legal authority and an allegation. A conviction is a court judgment based on a guilty plea or verdict. Davis County officers can arrest on one suspected offense, while the County Attorney files a different count or no charge. The court can dismiss, acquit, defer judgment, accept a plea, or convict. Read the booking beside the filed disposition whenever both exist.
| Arrest Record | Conviction Record |
|---|---|
| Created by the arresting agency and jail | Created by the court and reported to DCI |
| Shows that custody and booking occurred | Shows a formal finding of guilt |
| Lives with Police, Sheriff, and jail | Lives with the clerk and may appear in DCI |
| Can end in release, no filing, dismissal, or acquittal | Can lead to sentence, appeal, supervision, or lawful expungement |
Note: An arrest is not proof of guilt, and the filed Davis County court disposition is essential context for any booking.
Davis County Arrest Photo Access
The sheriff does not publish a mugshot gallery. A booking photograph may be a government record, but release depends on the Iowa Open Records Law, active-investigation concerns, privacy statutes, and the facts of the request. Ask for the photo tied to a specific booking rather than assuming all images are categorically public. Juvenile arrest information is generally confidential.
The Iowa criminal-history dissemination chapter shows that release rules also turn on record age, disposition, identity, and authorization.
The statute listing reinforces why a booking photo, officer report, court docket, and DCI history should be requested from the custodian responsible for that record.