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Riceville, Iowa Public Records

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Where Riceville's records are kept. Riceville has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records. Riceville has no police department of its own; law enforcement comes from the Howard County Sheriff's Office.

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The cards below include Riceville's own offices, along with the Howard County and State of Iowa offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

Iowa Death and Vital Records

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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County court

Iowa Federal Cases

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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Police & jail

Riceville Law Enforcement

City of Riceville police page explaining that the city contracts with the Howard County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement, with the sheriff at 563-547-3535 and the Mitchell County communications center at 800-392-0005.

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Police & jail

Howard County Sheriff's Office

Howard County, Iowa Howard County Sheriff 563-547-3535 including phone numbers, physical address locations, and website links.

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Open official site Howard County Sheriff's Office
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Property records

Howard County Recorder

The Howard County Recorder gives office hours, staff and contacts for vital records and warns about a mailed County Deed Records letter that is not from the county.

howardcounty.iowa.gov
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Riceville at a glance

County
Howard County
County seat
Cresco
Population
806
Howard County population
9,469
Local records
Howard County offices
ZIP codes
50466

About Riceville public records

Riceville, a place of 806 people, is in Howard County, whose county seat is Cresco. Court and property records sit with Howard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. Riceville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Howard County page lists each county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Riceville, Iowa

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Riceville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,763 in back wages agreed for 5 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.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$1,763
Workers due back wages
5
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Evenson's Food Market II1$1,7635

Every employer whose address on the record is in Riceville, by back wages agreed; 0 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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Riceville public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Riceville, Iowa?

Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Riceville.

How do I look up property records in Riceville, Iowa?

Deeds for property in Riceville are recorded by the Howard County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Howard County page lists the county offices.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Riceville, Iowa?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the state vital records office, Iowa HHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.

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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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