Lookup Lyon County Inmate Records

Lyon County Jail Roster Overview

The primary current-custody source is the official Lyon County Current Inmates PDF. It is linked from the Lyon County Jail page and is not a web form. The inspected copy was updated on 06/12/2026 at 20:03 and listed 18 people. The roster is useful for current county jail custody, but it is not a complete criminal-history report, mugshot gallery, court calendar, or statewide prison database.

The jail is operated by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff B. Hilt. It holds people brought in by deputies, State Troopers, federal agents, DNR, and DCI agents. It can also hold people for other agencies on warrants and house federal inmates. The roster's own booking-reason categories confirm that local records may include criminal charge, warrant, hold other agency, serve sentence, and contract prisoner entries.

For a visual check, the official jail page is the local starting point for the roster, arrest log, warrant list, work release form, jail FAQ, and visitation material.

The page groups custody records with jail operations, which helps separate current custody from arrest history and warrant status.

Use the Lyon County Roster

The county roster is a PDF list, so the search method is simple but limited. Open the PDF from the sheriff's jail page, use the browser or PDF find tool for a last name, and compare the full name and booked-in date. If the person is not listed, do not assume there was no arrest. The person may have been released, transferred, booked under a different agency hold, or moved into a court or state corrections record.

1. Open the official Current Inmates PDF from the sheriff jail page.
2. Use the PDF find function for the person's last name or a distinctive part of the name.
3. Read the Date Booked In, Inmate Name, Reason Booked Desc, Charge, and Bond Amt fields.
4. Check the arrest log when the person may have been booked and released during the recent log period.
5. Call Lyon County Jail at 712-472-8356 for current custody confirmation before travel, bond, or visitation planning.

Lyon County Roster Search Fields

Lyon County does not publish an interactive jail search form in the inspected source set. The roster is a free PDF with visible columns. That makes the search less flexible than a vendor portal, but it also means there is no account, fee, or login needed to check the public list. The update timestamp is part of the record and should be checked each time.

Lyon County Inmate Profile Fields

The current roster gives a narrow custody snapshot. It is strong for seeing whether someone is listed, when they were booked, why they were booked, what charge text appears, and whether a bond amount is shown. It is weak for identity details and court scheduling. It does not publish mugshots, DOB, physical descriptors, a booking number, an arresting agency, court dates, or a housing unit.

Lyon County Arrest and Warrant Records

The arrest press log and warrant list serve different purposes than the current jail roster. The arrest log is a recent-arrest record. It can show adults who were released during the log period, including arresting agency, arrest location, charge code and description, incident number, warrant number, bond amount and type, release date, and release reason. It also carries a presumption-of-innocence disclaimer.

The warrant list is not a custody roster. It can list a person who has an active warrant but is not in jail. The inspected warrant PDF included warrant number, issue date, name, type or section, DOB, sex, race, height, weight, hair, eye, charge, bond amount, and disposition. Active warrants can change after service, cancellation, court action, or bond posting, so confirmation should come from the sheriff or jail.

Lyon County State Federal Search

A Lyon County inmate record may leave the local roster path once the person is released, sentenced, transferred, or held under another authority. Iowa DOC Offender Search should be used after sentencing to state prison or for DOC supervision. Federal sentenced custody is searched through BOP. ICE ODLS is used for immigration detention. No Iowa DOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was found inside Lyon County, so these are fallback systems, not local jail pages.

Lyon County Booking Records

Local booking details come from the jail page, roster, arrest log, and FAQ. The jail receives people from Lyon County deputies, State Troopers, federal agents, DNR, and DCI agents. The arrest log shows a typical path from arrest to public record: name, age, address for adults, arrest location, arresting agency, arrest date, charges, incident number, warrant number when present, bond amount and type, and release status when released.

The FAQ gives practical timing rules. It says the magistrate must see an inmate within 24 hours. For a domestic arrest, the inmate must see the magistrate before release. For alcohol-related charges, the person must serve a minimum 8 hours. Bond may be set by Iowa statute or by a magistrate, and the FAQ says cash only unless posted through a bondsman.

Bond

Money or a court-approved arrangement needed before release, unless the court orders another release type.

Hold other agency

A custody reason showing another agency may have an interest in the person or warrant.

Work release

A court-approved status that may allow work outside custody under jail rules and fees.

Lyon County Jail Contact

The main detention facility is the Lyon County Jail, operated by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office. The jail page says the facility is staffed 24 hours a day and gives the direct jail phone as 712-472-8356. The county courthouse address is 206 S. 2nd Ave., Rock Rapids, IA 51246, with county hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed holidays. Arrest-log and jail context identify the jail location at 410 S. Boone St., Rock Rapids.

Lyon County Jail Visitation

Visitation is assigned by housing unit, and the FAQ says the inmate can tell family or friends which days and times match the housing assignment. Visitors must not have been incarcerated in Lyon County Jail during the last 90 days, must be on the inmate's visitor list, must bring valid ID, and minors must be with a parent or guardian. No official video visitation vendor was located in the research file.

The full schedule includes additional Thursday and Sunday blocks. Confirm the current housing block before visiting because a change in classification can change the available window.

Lyon County Inmate Money

Friends and family may send a check payable to the inmate or a money order by U.S. mail. The jail cashes the money and deposits it into the inmate's commissary account. Inmates may buy commissary items, and canteen is held two times per week. The FAQ says no items may be brought in by the public, although books may be brought in and donated to the jail library.

Request Lyon County Booking Records

When the PDF roster, arrest log, or warrant list does not answer the question, a records request should be specific. Give the person's full name, booking or arrest date, incident number if the arrest log shows one, warrant number if known, and the exact record sought. For custody or jail records, start with the sheriff or jail. For filed court documents after an arrest, use Iowa Courts Online and the clerk of court.

Iowa Code Chapter 22 supports access to public records, but Iowa Code 22.7 and other confidentiality rules can limit release. Juvenile records are a clear local example: the Lyon County arrest log redacts juvenile names and addresses. A request for a mugshot, arrest report, or booking sheet may receive a partial release, denial, or redaction depending on the record and exception.