Iowa VINE Inmate Notification System and Iowa VINE Protective Order Notification System
In Iowa, the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE®) provides two programs to assist victims and other interested parties. One is the Iowa VINE Inmate Notification system, which is a free and anonymous notification service that provides victims of crime with two important features: information and notification. The second is the Iowa VINE Protective Order Notification system, where registered users will receive notifications when a sexual abuse or domestic violence civil protective order is entered, served on a defendant, and when a protective order is set to expire.
Iowa VINE Inmate Notification System and Iowa VINE Protective Order Notification System
Across the state, crime victims and other concerned parties use VINE for access to timely and reliable information about the custody status of an offender or the status of a protective order. Victims and interested persons can receive automated notification by telephone, the Internet, or email 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. By telephone, victims can always contact a live operator who is trained in victim services.
How To Register
To register for IowaVINE Inmate Notifications, click here or call 1-888-7-IAVINE. To register for Iowa VINE Protective Order Notifications, click here. You can also access VINE by downloading the VINELink mobile app from Apple App Store or the Google Play Store app..
If you register for an account for IowaVINE Inmate Notifications or Iowa VINE Protective Order Notifications, you will need to choose a personal identification number (PIN) for telephone notifications. When VINE calls the phone number(s) that you provide, you must enter your PIN to confirm that you have received the notification. The system will continue calling you until you enter your PIN, or until 24 hours have passed. Please have your PIN available so you can stop the notification calls.
If the phone call is answered by voicemail, the system will leave a short message and continue calling you until you enter your PIN or until 24 hours have passed.
Do not depend solely on IowaVINE and VINE Protective Order for protection from the offender. If you feel you may be at risk, immediately call 9-1-1.
Iowa VINE Notifications Help
If you need help or have questions about a notification with VINE, call the VINE helpline 1-888-742-8463 or contact Natalie Lampley.
IowaVINE Inmate Notification System and Iowa VINE Protective Order Notification System Features and Benefits
IowaVINE Inmate Notification system is a crime victim information and notification system that tracks criminals who are in custody in a county jail or state prison. Anyone can register to be notified when an offender:
- Is taken into custody (arrested and taken to jail or prison).
- Is released from jail or prison.
- Is transferred to another jail or prison.
- Has escaped.
- Has died.
Additionally, Iowa VINE Inmate Notification system and the Iowa VINE Protective Order Notification system are:
- Free,
- Anonymous, confidential
- Allows you to search for service providers
- Available 24/7/365 through electronic notifications.
Iowa's Victim Rights Law
Iowa Code section 915.16 provides that a county sheriff or other person in charge of the local jail or detention facility shall notify a registered victim of the following:
- The offender’s release from custody on bail and the terms or conditions of the release.
- The offender’s final release from local custody.
- The offender’s escape from custody.
- The offender’s transfer from local custody to custody in another locality.
Contact Information
Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Victim Assistance Section
Hoover State Office Building
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5044
Toll-Free: 800-373-5044
FAX: 515-281-8199
