Arrests and Booking
Booking at the Cedar County Law Enforcement Center
Deputies who make arrests in Bennett, Clarence, Durant, Lowden, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Tipton, West Branch, Wilton or the countryside bring them to South Street for booking.
What happens during intake in Tipton
- Warrant, charge or mittimus. Tipton's online roster tags every booking with one of these three labels.
- Fingerprints. Felony, aggravated misdemeanor and serious misdemeanor bookings in Tipton include fingerprinting under Iowa Code section 690.2.
- Calls home. Under Iowa Code section 804.20 an arrested person may call and consult a family member or lawyer without unnecessary delay; Cedar County inmates use phones run by Combined Public Communication, which, per its FAQ, no longer allows collect calls, so a relative may need to prepay.
- Bond or a judge. Anyone without a posted bond goes before a Cedar County magistrate promptly, a step Iowa Code section 804.21 requires.
Questions About an Arrest in Cedar County
My relative is listed under "Mittimus" in Tipton. What is that?
Why did my relative not call collect from Tipton?
Where will a Cedar County arrestee appear in court?
My relative is listed under "Mittimus" in Tipton. What is that?
A mittimus is a court order committing the person to jail, and the Cedar County roster shows no bond beside it.
Why did my relative not call collect from Tipton?
Combined Public Communication, the phone provider listed by the Cedar County sheriff, says collect calling is no longer offered, so phone time has to be prepaid through InmateSales.
Where will a Cedar County arrestee appear in court?
The Cedar County Courthouse at 400 Cedar Street; its clerk answers at 563-886-2101.
The Cedar County bail steps explain how a bond is posted.
