Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Grimes is a city in Polk County, Iowa, with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Grimes offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Grimes, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Grimes records are kept
- Kept by the City of Grimes: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Polk County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Polk County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Grimes City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: grimesiowa.gov/m/faq?cat=18#question-76 (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ)
- Phone: 515-986-3036
- Address: 101 NE Harvey Street Grimes, IA 50111
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 am until 4:30 pm.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Grimes
Iowa public records law applies to the city government of Grimes. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: grimesiowa.gov/159/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Grimes, IA)
- Phone: 515-986-9636
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Polk County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Polk County. The Polk County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Grimes Arrest Records
The Grimes arrest records guide says who makes arrests in Grimes. It also says where a person arrested in Grimes is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Grimes Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Grimes, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Grimes warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Grimes inmate search (the jail page of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Grimes criminal records (the court file, the Iowa criminal history and the local arrest records), Grimes court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Grimes traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Grimes DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Grimes divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Grimes property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Grimes website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Grimes offices listed above, and the city's own website is grimesiowa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Grimes?
Grimes cases are heard by the courts that serve Polk County, and people arrested in Grimes are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Polk County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Grimes?
Through the city's records request page at grimesiowa.gov/159/Public-Records-Requests, phone 515-986-9636. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.