Linn County
Established in 1839, Linn County lies in East Central Iowa and is named after Lewis Field Linn, a Missouri senator who was also a strong proponent of Western expansion or development. The county spans about 726 square miles and is home to at least 230,000 people.
Linn County residents are served by Iowa Judicial District Six, a district court. The court has general jurisdiction over criminal, civil, probate, and juvenile matters. Generally, it handles cases involving divorces, adoption, domestic abuse, child payment support payments, traffic violations, foreclosures, and seized property. The District Court in Linn County is a trial court where parties begin their suits, deliberation occurs, and judges decide and enter their judgments.
Records gathered from legal proceedings in Linn County courts are public court records unless categorized as closed records, especially if they contain confidential information or documents. The County Clerk of Courts Office is the official custody of the county's court records. Anyone can visit this office to view and/or obtain records of the case types listed below:
- Criminal cases
- Juvenile cases
- Probate cases
- Civil cases
- Traffic violation matters
Parties in a court case filed in Linn County may access documents and information in their suit through the Iowa Judicial Branch Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). Members of the public who are not parties can view public court records through the Iowa Courts Online Electronic Docket Record Search Portal. However, they may only access general public information on court cases, not documents.
