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Iowa Federal Cases

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Sac County at a glance

State
Iowa
County seat
Sac City
Population
9,814
Area
578 sq mi
Founded
1851
Cities and towns
5

Sac County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sac County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Sac County's unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Sac County is managed by Sac County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments. Each department is responsible for enforcing local ordinances and state laws within their city limits, while the Sheriff's Office handles rural areas and county-wide issues.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Sac County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 100 NW State Street in Sac City, Iowa 50583, provides primary law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of Sac County and supports municipal departments. Inmates housed at Sac County Jail can be located by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours; the facility does not currently maintain a publicly accessible online inmate roster, so inquiries must be made by phone. Iowa Code Section 22.7 outlines specific exemptions to public disclosure, including certain ongoing investigation records.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Sac County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Sac County

Old mine sites
33
Sites with no status in the records
3
Past producers, now closed
33
Producing when recorded
5
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
58
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1969 to 1980
Records behind them
100 records for 99 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 41 mine sites inside the county: 33 past producers, now closed, 5 sites producing when the record was made, 3 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 58 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Coal was mined in Iowa from the 1840s to 1994.

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Sac County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Iowa mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Sac County (17 shown, 82 unnamed on the map)

Sac County lies on the edge of the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and linked below.

Iowa abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Sac County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 18 investigations in Sac County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $12,318 in back wages agreed for 30 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
18
Back wages agreed
$12,318
Workers due back wages
30
Civil money penalties
$4,025
Employers on the record
16
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Farmers Cooperative CompanyAmes8$105,238173
Black Hawk LIFECARE, INCLake View1$4,6808
Pyle Transportation, Inc.Schaller1$2,3873
Domino Motors Inc.Sac City1$6142
Hometown FoodsSchaller1$1652
Schaller Telemarketing CorporationSchaller1$442
Renze Feed, Inc.Sac City1$00
Twilight Acres, Inc.Wall Lake1$00
ConAgra Foods Snack Foods GroupLake View1$00
Lake East End, Inc.Lake View1$00
Haye Loft, Inc.Wall Lake1$00
JR Page TruckingSac City1$00
Wee Wildcat DaycareSchaller1$00
Sac CitySac City1$00
Thirsty CARP, L.L.C.Lake View1$00
Prism MARKETING, INC.Schaller1$00

Every employer on the Sac County record, 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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Sac County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Sac County, Iowa?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Sac County Sheriff or a city police department in Sac County. Ask that agency for its record.

How can I get a criminal background check in Sac County, Iowa?

The Iowa criminal history record comes from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation. 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. Fee: $15 per last name.

How do I look up sex offenders in Sac County, Iowa?

Search the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Sac County, Iowa?

Register with the county auditor or through the Iowa Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. 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.

How do I look up property records in Sac County, Iowa?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Sac County are kept by the Sac County recorder. Property values are set by the local assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

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

Certified birth and death certificates for Iowa come from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics. 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. By mail or in person at Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics, Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075, at a County Recorder, or online through VitalChek, the only authorized third party vendor. Fee: $20.00 for each certified copy.

How do I find business license records in Sac County, Iowa?

Business entity filings are searched with the Iowa Secretary of State. Iowa does not have a general business license; licensing depends on the nature of the business or occupation.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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