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City of Donnellson
The City of Donnellson publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where Donnellson's records are kept. Court and property records for Donnellson sit with Lee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.
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As a small town, Donnellson relies on Lee County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Donnellson publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The Donnellson council publishes its members, its meeting dates and the decisions it records for the municipality.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Iowa Secretary of State.
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Iowa HHS Vital Records issues certified birth, death and marriage records filed since July 1, 1880, by mail, in person or through VitalChek, for a fee per copy.
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Iowa has two federal trial courts, the Northern District at Cedar Rapids and Sioux City and the Southern District at Des Moines; their case files are searched through PACER.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Iowa Bureau of Health Statistics.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business thru the state treasurer.
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The Lee County Sheriff's Office patrols the 538 square miles of Lee County, Iowa, enforces state and county laws, serves civil papers and handles sheriff's sales and weapon permits.
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View the public docket of Iowa district court and appellate cases by name or case number, free and without registration, and pay court fines and fees online. Case documents are not shown.
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Property tax information, forms and payments.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Donnellson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Donnellson in ZIP code 52625 keeps its own council and town business records. Fort Madison, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Lee County office is listed on our Lee County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3 investigations with a Donnellson address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $24,484 in back wages agreed for 19 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Home Health Care Inc. | 1 | $15,419 | 14 |
| Waggoner Solutions CO. | 1 | $9,065 | 5 |
| Dave Ellingboe | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Donnellson, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Donnellson. You can register online, by mail or in person. Pre registration closes 15 days before the election; you may also register and vote on election day at the polling place for your address with proof of identity and residence.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics. The fee is $20.00 for each certified copy. County Recorders can issue certified copies of all Iowa births from 1986 to the present and of deaths and marriages from 1954 to the present; earlier records come from the county where the event occurred.
Deeds for property in Donnellson are recorded by the county recorder, the local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Lee County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Donnellson come from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Donnellson register with the Iowa Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. Iowa does not have a general business license; licensing depends on the nature of the business or occupation.
Iowa criminal history checks are run by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation. The fee is $15 per last name. Name based request by mail, fax, email or in person with first name, last name and exact date of birth; the online request site is down for an upgrade and phone requests are not taken.
Same county
Other places in Lee County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Lee County records are on the county page.