• Clerk of District Court: 415 East Bremer Avenue, Waverly, IA 50677; 319-352-5661; countyclerk.bremer@iowacourts.gov.
• Bremer County Attorney: 415 E. Bremer Avenue, Waverly, IA 50677; 319-352-0214.
• Bremer County Sheriff and Jail: 111 4th Street NE, Waverly, IA 50677; 319-352-5400, option 2.

Shortly after booking, the defendant goes before a magistrate, who explains the charge, sets bond or release terms and takes any request for appointed counsel. Probable cause must be found by a judge within 48 hours when no warrant was issued before the arrest.

• Magistrate: simple misdemeanors, traffic, and city violations from Waverly, Sumner, Denver and the other towns.
• District associate judge: OWI, serious and aggravated misdemeanors, and the juvenile docket.
• District judge: felony cases.

1. Booking at the 4th Street NE jail and an appearance before the magistrate.
2. Formal charges in a trial information, normally filed inside 45 days.
3. Arraignment, often handled with a signed written plea.
4. Depositions, discovery requests and motions to the court.
5. A trial date inside 90 days of arraignment, unless the defense waives speedy trial.
6. Presentence investigation, then sentencing if there is a conviction.

Yes. On Iowa Courts Online, select Bremer County, then type a name or case number. You will see charges, bond, upcoming dates and results. Juvenile and confidential files are left out, and the sheriff's office does not report case outcomes.

Say so at the first appearance in Waverly and sign the sworn statement of income and debts. Once eligibility is approved, the State Public Defender assigns either one of its offices or a contract attorney. Part of that bill can come back to the defendant after the case.

Juvenile Court Services for Bremer County is at 203 1st Avenue NE, Waverly, IA 50677, 641-420-3589. A district associate judge hears the cases in the Waverly courthouse. Bremer youth who need to be locked up are driven to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852.

Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Eastern Division, which covers Waterloo and nearby counties. Its clerk is at 111 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, 319-286-2300. Search filings on PACER and federal prisoners on the BOP locator.

See our Bremer County bail page for bond amounts, payment and refunds.

Bremer County's clerk is reached at 319-352-5661; faxes go to 319-352-1054. Weapons have to stay outside. Hearing times are handled by the district office at 641-494-3612.