Cerro Gordo County Jail Recent Bookings And Arrests

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Arrests and Booking

Booking at the Cerro Gordo County Jail

Deputies, Mason City and Clear Lake police and state troopers working the county bring arrests to the Lark Avenue LEC, where intake generally follows these steps:

  1. Name confirmed. Jailers make sure the paperwork matches the person in front of them.
  2. Photo and fingerprint scan. Section 690.2 sends the prints to the state.
  3. Screening. Medical and criminal-history questions guide cell assignment.
  4. DNA where required. Some charges call for a sample.
  5. Property. Everything carried in is inventoried and stored; the county destroys property left unclaimed 30 days after release.
  6. Pocket cash. Bills found at intake are credited to the new commissary balance.
  7. Magistrate on North Washington. Section 804.21 means a prompt hearing on the North Washington bench for anyone booked on Lark Avenue.

Bond options for a Lark Avenue inmate are on the Cerro Gordo County bail instructions.

Questions About a Lark Avenue Booking

Clear Lake police arrested my son. Where is he held?

Can he call his lawyer free?

How do I see his charges and bond?

Clear Lake police arrested my son. Where is he held?

At the Cerro Gordo County Jail in the Law Enforcement Center on Lark Avenue in Mason City.

Can he call his lawyer free?

The sheriff says calls to an attorney are set up free, except calls made at booking.

How do I see his charges and bond?

Check the jail population report or call 641-421-3019.

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