Clay County Recent Arrests is a private reference service, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, accept or post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office responsible for the record or custody decision.
Official Clay County Contacts
For a current county-custody question, contact the jail first. For an arrest or booking record, contact the Sheriff's Office and ask staff to identify the lawful records custodian. The official Sheriff page lists office hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Jail operations and emergency response are distinct from office-counter hours.
Clay County Sheriff's Office
3115 West 4th Street
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone / non-emergency: (712) 262-3221
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Clay County Jail
3115 W. 4th Street
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: (712) 264-4242
Fax: (712) 264-4241
Jail administrator email: hseidel@claycounty.iowa.gov
The county does not publish separate booking-record office hours or a dedicated request email in the reviewed material. Ask the Sheriff's Office which custodian handles the specific existing record. A county-linked fee-policy viewer was not readable during research, so request a written estimate rather than assuming a fee.
Choose the Correct Record Source
Different offices hold different stages of a case. Use the closest match below instead of sending sensitive details to this private service.
- For a booking record, booking photograph, or complete county search path, start with the Clay County Recent Arrests home page and then contact the Sheriff's lawful custodian.
- For someone who may have been booked today, use 24 Hour Arrests and call the jail for current custody.
- For reports spread across several days and selective local coverage, use the Arrest Log.
- For release or transfer notifications, use the VINELink Check. It covers participating Iowa jail and state-prison custody, not every federal system.
- For a filed criminal case or disposition, search Iowa Courts Online or contact the Clay County Clerk of Court at 215 W. 4th Street, Spencer, IA 51301, phone (712) 262-4335.
- For a sentenced person in state corrections, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search. For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator.
- For records created by Spencer, Everly, or Royal officials, contact the appropriate municipal custodian; a city office should not be assumed to hold Clay County Jail records.
Charges at arrest are allegations. A booking record does not establish guilt, and the court disposition is the correct source for the final recorded outcome.