Davis County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

There is no online roster. Call the sheriff's office at 641-664-2385, or use VINELink, which the sheriff's site links for custody status. Other options are on our inmate search page.

Often, yes. Before a hearing, the jail uses Iowa's uniform bond schedule. A simple misdemeanor is $300, a serious misdemeanor $1,000 and an aggravated misdemeanor $2,000; felonies are $5,000 (class D), $10,000 (class C) and $25,000 (class B). The magistrate may set something else at the initial appearance.

Domestic abuse and forcible felony arrests must see an Eighth Judicial District magistrate before release. That rule also covers stalking and sexual abuse at levels one through three, breaking a protective or no-contact order, meth manufacture, sale or possession meant for sale, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and gun possession by anyone legally barred from having one.

• Cash covering the full bail, repaid once the matter closes, provided no hearing was skipped.
• Insurance-company bond, sold by an Iowa-licensed surety; what you pay the agent stays with them.
• Iowa real estate, pledged by sworn affidavit of the owner.

Courthouse offices are open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At other times, phone 641-664-2385 to ask how bond is taken.

Section 811.2 points to the nature of the charge, family and work ties, finances, character and mental state, years spent living in Davis County, any criminal record and past attendance at court. The County Attorney's office notes that almost all defendants are released before trial, usually with conditions such as travel limits.

Senate File 2399 now allows release on a bare promise to return only for a simple or serious misdemeanor free of violence and drug elements. A magistrate setting bail below the schedule has to put the reasons in writing, and a version of the schedule updated for inflation must be turned in by July 1, 2027.

In the Davis County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Bloomfield, IA 52537. Call 641-664-2011 or email countyclerk.davis@iowacourts.gov to ask about bond receipts and refunds.

The court can keep the bond and issue a warrant. Iowa Code 811.6 requires 30 days' notice to the defendant and surety before judgment on the forfeiture. A willful failure to appear is a new offense, charged as a class D felony when the original case is a felony.

The person who posted it, after the case is resolved and if every hearing was attended. Court debts can be subtracted; the clerk at 641-664-2011 can tell you. Money placed in an inmate's account is handled separately; see our money guide.

A U.S. magistrate judge handles federal release. Davis County is in the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division, at 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248. Iowa Code chapter 27A has the jail honor ICE detainers, so the person may stay in custody after state bail is paid. The ICE locator helps after a transfer.

No bond figure applies. Bloomfield juveniles who cannot go home are transported to South Iowa Juvenile Detention, 2528 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, 319-463-7417. The juvenile court has to hold a detention hearing within 1 working day.