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Where Palo's records are kept. Court and property records for Palo sit with Linn County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. Palo has no police department of its own; law enforcement comes from the Linn County Sheriff's Office.
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As a small town, Palo relies on Linn 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.
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The Linn County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for Palo, which has no police department of its own.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Palo, and who keeps its records.
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Palo is an incorporated place in Linn County, a place of 1,407 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Linn County offices are in Cedar Rapids, the county seat. See our Linn County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations with a Palo address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $15,900 in back wages agreed for 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. D. Concrete Company | 1 | $8,711 | 16 |
| Grass Lawn Service, Inc. | 2 | $3,862 | 8 |
| Ralston Mini LLC | 1 | $2,884 | 1 |
| GLS Janitorial Services, Inc. | 2 | $443 | 2 |
| J&B Flaggers | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Palo, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have 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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Other places in Linn County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Linn County records are on the county page.