County Attorney

Your County Attorney is the legal advisor and chief law enforcement officer for your county.

The County Attorney DOES:

• Prosecute all violations of state criminal laws and county ordinances.
• Provide legal advice to the Board of Supervisors and county township officers concerning county matters.
• Represent and defend the state, county and its officers in officially related cases.
• Recover all monies (debts, fines, penalties, child support, etc.) owing to the state, county or school district.
• Present all mental health commitment proceedings and all juvenile delinquency and children in need of assistance cases.

There are both full-time and part-time County Attorneys in Iowa. Most County Attorneys are part-time and may handle private legal work in addition to their official duties. Your County Attorney IS NOT, in his or her OFFICIAL capacity, a lawyer for private groups or persons.

The County Attorney DOES NOT:

• Give legal advice to or represent private groups or persons.
• File lawsuits for private persons or defend them against lawsuits, including actions for dissolution of marriage.
• Prepare wills, deeds or other legal documents for private individuals.

The Butler County Attorney's office cannot distribute a person's criminal history. If you would like to obtain a person's criminal history, you should contact the:

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations
cchinfo@dps.state.ia.us
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319

To request forms necessary to do a record check, call (515) 281-4776 or visit their website for more information:
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/supportoperations/crimhistory/obtain_records.shtml

District Court: Alternating Mondays
Magistrate Court: Tuesdays
Associate Court: Wednesdays

Mon-Tue-Thu: 7:30am - 3:30pm
Wed: 7:30am - 4:00pm
Fri: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Please call 319-346-6546 for an appointment when possible.