General Info

Polk County Attorney offers a wide range of legal counseling and prosecution services to the residents throughout the Polk County in Iowa. It has various departments that include civil and criminal divisions. Its civil division serves as legal counsel to elected officials and county departments and also represents the county in court actions. Its criminal division processes adult criminal and juvenile actions referred from law enforcement, government agencies and public. The county attorney is governed by the Chapter 331 of the Iowa Code. It also prosecutes violators of the law and acts as a legal counsel to the board of supervisors in the county. It is located in Des Moines, Iowa.