• Clerk of District Court: 101 South Main Street, Suite 403, Charles City, IA 50616; 641-228-7777.
• Juvenile Court Services: 101 S. Main Street, Charles City, IA 50616; 641-228-7778.
• Floyd County Jail: 101 S. Main Street, Suite 501, Charles City, IA 50616; 641-257-6217.
• Floyd County Sheriff's Office: 101 S. Main Street, Suite G132, Charles City, IA 50616; 641-228-1821.

• Magistrates take simple misdemeanors, city tickets and first appearances.
• District associate judges rule on mid-level crimes, meaning serious and aggravated misdemeanors.
• District judges try felonies and hear juvenile matters.

1. A first appearance before a magistrate, where release terms are set.
2. A trial information, the written felony charge, is filed by the County Attorney.
3. Arraignment, where the defendant pleads.
4. Pretrial work: evidence sharing, depositions and motions.
5. Trial within 90 days of arraignment unless that deadline is waived, then sentencing.

Follow hearings and filings on Iowa Courts Online.

A defendant unable to pay for a lawyer completes a sworn form about income and debts. If the court finds the person qualifies, the State Public Defender system names an attorney, often a private lawyer under contract in north Iowa. Part of the fee may be charged back after a conviction. Our bail guide covers getting out while the case is pending.

Juvenile Court Services keeps an office in the Charles City courthouse, 641-228-7778. Secure detention for a Floyd County youth means a trip to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852. Certain serious felonies by 16- and 17-year-olds begin in adult court.

Federal crimes from Floyd County go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The clerk's office is at 111 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, 319-286-2300. Use our inmate search page to find a person in federal custody.

No weapons may come inside. Floyd's clerk answers at 641-228-7777, and you can fax 641-228-7772. For a hearing time, phone 641-494-3612.

Sheriff's deputies work from Suite G132 of the courthouse building and serve its warrants; the office answers weekdays at 641-228-1821. Charles City police may hold city warrants. Charles City warrant names aren't published, and Iowa has no statewide public search; Iowa Courts Online shows the case. When a missed hearing started it, call the Clerk of District Court at 101 South Main Street, Suite 403, 641-228-7777.