Scott County
Scott County was established in 1837 by the Wisconsin territorial legislature in Iowa. It occupies a land area of about 458.1 square miles with an estimated population of 174,315. The administrative headquarters is located in Davenport.
Scott County is served only by a District Court. The District Court has general jurisdiction over civil, criminal, probate, small claims (less than $5,000), traffic, and ordinance violation cases. It operates specialty courts, including Juvenile, Adult Drug, Family Dependency Treatment, and Mental Health Court.
Scott County Public Court Records include documents, files, tapes, indexes, proceedings, and transcripts associated with court cases in the District Court. The Clerk of the District Court maintains and provides court records to the public on request. Examples of such public court records, by case type, include:
- Civil records
- Criminal records
- Traffic records
- Small Claims records
- Probate records
Section 22.2 of the Iowa Public Records Law grants the public the right to inspect and obtain copies of court records. To access Scott County District Court records, requests may be made in person, through telephone, or a written request to the clerk of court's office at:
400 West 4th Street
Davenport, IA 52801
Phone: (563) 326-8647
Fax: (563) 326-8280
In Scott County, interested persons may search public court records online through the Iowa Courts Online Electronic Docket Record Search portal. The public may also access court documents from public access computer terminals at the courthouse. Per Section 22.3 of the Iowa Code, anyone requesting public court records in the state, including Scott County, is required to pay the applicable costs.
