This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official Buena Vista Contacts
The Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office is the starting point for sheriff-created reports and jail booking material. It publishes no separate records-unit phone, request form, records email, booking-photo fee, or guaranteed response time. Call the administrative office during public hours and ask for the current custodian, delivery options, cost estimate, and timing.
Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office
Physical address: 411 Expansion Blvd., Storm Lake, IA 50588
Mailing address: P.O. Box 276, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Administrative phone: 712-749-2530
Non-emergency dispatch: 712-749-2525, staffed 24/7
Fax: 712-732-3397
Public office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Official contact page: Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office contact
Buena Vista County Jail
Address: 411 Expansion Blvd., Storm Lake, IA 50588-3512
Jail phone: 712-732-2452
Official jail page: Jail roster and information
Use the contact that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a booking sheet or intake photograph, follow the request steps in the county booking-record guide and contact the Sheriff's Office.
- For current jail custody, use the sheriff's live roster gateway or call the Buena Vista County Jail.
- For a local warrant concern, follow Most Wanted Fugitives, then ask non-emergency dispatch for the lawful verification route or consult the court or counsel.
- For the outcome of a filed criminal case, search Iowa Courts Online or contact the Clerk of Court.
- For a person serving an Iowa prison sentence, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal prison custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator; for immigration custody, use the ICE detainee locator.
Call 911 for an emergency. The 24/7 dispatch schedule does not make the administrative records office available around the clock.