Cedar County Jail Criminal Court Process

Criminal Court Process for Cedar County Iowa

The Cedar County Courthouse in Tipton

Tipton's courthouse at 400 Cedar Street belongs to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Judicial Branch keeps its phone numbers on a Cedar County page.

Offices families call most

• Clerk of district court: P.O. Box 111, Tipton, IA 52772; 563-886-2101; fax 563-886-3594; countyclerk.cedar@iowacourts.gov.
• Case scheduling: Amie Taylor, 563-326-8701.
• District court administrator: Andrea Dosland, 563-326-8783.
• Juvenile Court Office: 400 Cedar Street, Tipton, 563-886-2070.
• Jurors: the trial-status recording at 563-886-6371 is updated by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before service.

Arriving at the courthouse

The Judicial Branch notes that the sheriff's office provides courthouse security in Tipton and that visitors and their belongings may be checked with a wand metal detector, so leaving extra metal or electronics behind saves time. Free parking surrounds the building.

Defense counsel

Indigent defendants facing Class A or B felonies in Tipton are represented from Davenport (State Public Defender, (563) 265-3470), while lesser cases get other appointed lawyers whose names the clerk can provide.

Someone still held on South Street? See the Tipton bond guide.