This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release anyone, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record.
Official Cherokee County Contacts
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office operates the Cherokee County Jail and Communications Center. No jail-records office hours are published. The county courthouse lists general hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but those hours must not be assumed to apply to jail records. Call first and confirm the correct custodian and delivery route.
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
111 North 5th Street
Cherokee, IA 51012
Sheriff and civil administration: (712) 225-6737
Jail: (712) 225-6738
Communications Center: (712) 225-6728
Sheriff Derek Scott: derekscott@cherokeecoso.us
Jail-records hours: not published
Use the office that matches the question:
- For a booking sheet or photograph, follow the request path on the Cherokee County records hub and contact the sheriff or actual booking jail.
- For current county custody, a release date, or a release alert, call the jail or Communications Center and check IowaVINE for participating custody notices.
- For a warrant or post-release supervision question, use the official resolution routes described on the Most Wanted page.
- For an arrest or incident report, contact the municipal police department or sheriff that made the arrest.
- For filed charges and final disposition, use Iowa Courts Online or contact the Clerk of District Court.
- For a person serving a state sentence, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.
Cherokee County publishes no dedicated booking-photo form, standard photo fee, response deadline, or jail-record hours. A narrow written request under Iowa Code chapter 22 should ask for electronic delivery, an advance cost estimate, and the legal basis for any withheld part.