This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official Taylor County Contacts
For current local custody or a sheriff-created booking sheet or photograph, use the current county contact below. Records work is associated with weekday Civil Division hours. Dispatch operates at all times, but that does not mean records staff answer requests around the clock.
Taylor County Sheriff's Office and Jail1601 Justice Street
Bedford, IA 50833
Phone: 712-523-2153
Fax: 712-523-3545
Email: sheriff@taylorcounty.iowa.gov
Civil Division: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., appointments available
The office publishes no booking-photo fee or promised response date. Ask for an itemized estimate under Iowa Code chapter 22 before chargeable work begins.
- Use the home page for the full custody, booking-record, and photo-request path.
- Call the Taylor County Clerk of Court at 712-523-2095 for public court-file questions and dispositions.
- Contact Lenox Police Department at 641-333-2929 for an incident record created by Lenox police.
- Use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search for state custody or supervision, not for a new county booking.
- Use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator only after confirming that the case moved into the relevant federal system.