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.
Choose the Right Office
For jail custody, admission records, or an identifiable booking photograph, contact the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office at 22158 Dewey Rd., PO Box 474, Centerville, IA 52544. The main number is 641-437-7100, the jail line is 641-437-7106, the fax is 641-437-7107, and the email is sheriff@appanoosecountysheriff.org. No dedicated records line, records-unit hours, booking fee, or open-records form is published, so ask for a cost estimate before chargeable work.
For court filings or dispositions, contact the Appanoose County Clerk of Court, 201 N. 12th St., Centerville, IA 52544, at 641-856-6101 or countyclerk.appanoose@iowacourts.gov. Local incident records may belong to Centerville Police at 22158 Dewey Rd., 641-437-7100, or Moulton Police/City Hall at 111 S. Main St., 641-642-3328. Moravia municipal records go to City Hall at 116 S. William St., 641-724-9811, but sheriff law-enforcement and booking files remain with the sheriff.
- Use the home search hub for the full booking-record, custody, court, and chapter 22 request path.
- Use Sheriff's Most Wanted for safe warrant-check contacts. There is no verified online Appanoose warrant portal.
- For state-sentenced custody, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. Civil immigration detention uses the ICE locator.