• Clerk of District Court: 201 State Street, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0561; countyclerk.boone@iowacourts.gov.
• Boone County Attorney: courthouse fourth floor, 201 State Street, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0542; open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
• State Public Defender, Nevada office: 1229 S. G Avenue, Building B, Nevada, IA 50201; 515-218-1366.
• Boone County Jail: 1019 West Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0524, option 1.

On a new charge, the sheriff's office says the person goes before the magistrate within 24 hours, at a time the judge picks. That hearing deals with bond, the charge and whether a lawyer should be appointed. Iowa law also requires a judge to confirm probable cause within 48 hours for any warrantless arrest.

• Magistrate: the first hearing on new charges, then simple misdemeanors, traffic tickets and Boone, Madrid or Ogden city code violations.
• District associate judge: OWI, most indictable misdemeanors and juvenile matters.
• District judge: felony cases from start to trial.

1. Arrest, intake on West Mamie Eisenhower Avenue and the magistrate hearing.
2. A trial information, due within about 45 days unless a grand jury indicts.
3. Arraignment; a written plea of not guilty is common.
4. Evidence sharing, depositions, motions and plea talks.
5. Speedy trial within 90 days of arraignment unless it is waived.
6. Sentencing, which follows a presentence investigation when the defendant is convicted.

On Iowa Courts Online, choose Boone County and look up the name or case number. Hearings, bond rulings, filings and the outcome show up there, but juvenile and sealed cases stay hidden.

A person charged with an indictable crime can ask at the first hearing and fill out a sworn financial statement. If the court agrees, the State Public Defender's office in Nevada usually takes the case, 515-218-1366, or a contract lawyer if that office has a conflict. The court may later order the defendant to pay back part of that cost.

Juvenile Court Services shares the courthouse at 201 State Street, Boone, IA 50036, 515-433-0567. Its officers handle intake, informal adjustments and supervision. When a youth needs secure detention, Boone County sends them to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852.

To the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division, at 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248. Look up filings on PACER, and use the BOP locator after sentencing.

Our Boone County bail page lists the accepted payments, the release options and how refunds work.

Do not carry a weapon in; the courthouse bans them. The clerk answers at 515-433-0561 and has a fax line, 515-900-1110. To check when a hearing is set, ring the district scheduler at 515-574-3752.

Deputies serve warrants from the courthouse on State Street; the sheriff's office takes calls at 515-433-0524. Boone deputies don't release a list of names, and Iowa has never offered families a statewide warrant search. Read the court file on Iowa Courts Online. When a missed Boone hearing started it, the Clerk of District Court at 201 State Street, 515-433-0561, can walk you through asking for a new date.