Franklin County Jail (inmates housed in other county jails, incl. Hardin County) Inmate Bail & Bonds

Call 641-456-2731 first. The sheriff will say which partner jail took the person, and then you deal with that jail directly: - Hardin County Correctional Center, 1116 14th Ave, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189. - Butler County Jail, 428 Sixth Street, Allison, IA 50602; 319-346-6621. - Wright County Jail, 719 2nd Street SW, Clarion, IA 50525; 515-602-6152. - Cerro Gordo County Jail, 17262 Lark Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401; 641-421-3019. VINELink (888-742-8463) also shows the current location. See our inmate search page for the four jails' details.

Before a hearing, Iowa's uniform bond schedule applies: $300 for simple misdemeanors, $1,000 for serious ones, $2,000 for aggravated ones, and $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 for class D, C or B felonies. The magistrate in Hampton may change it at the initial appearance.

Forcible felonies, domestic abuse assault, no-contact or protective order violations and stalking are on that list, along with first-, second- or third-degree sexual abuse, a Hampton meth case for production, dealing or possession with intent, a dangerous-weapon intimidation count, plus a felon holding a firearm. People booked on these stay in whichever partner jail holds them until a Second Judicial District judicial officer sets conditions.

• Cash: the full amount, returned at the end if the defendant attended each hearing.
• Surety: a licensed agent's bond; the agent's premium is not returned.
• Real estate: sworn equity in Iowa property.

Because the person sits in another county's jail, ask the sheriff at 641-456-2731 where and how the bond should be paid.

Since July 1, 2026, walking out on a promise to appear, with no money down, is kept for simple and serious misdemeanors, and only when the offense is neither violent nor drug-related. Setting bail below schedule now requires the magistrate's written reasons, and the Judicial Council owes the Supreme Court an inflation-adjusted schedule no later than July 1, 2027.

On the second floor of the Franklin County Courthouse, 12 1st Avenue NW, Suite 203, Hampton, IA 50441. The phone is 641-456-5626 and the email is countyclerk.franklin@iowacourts.gov. Cash bonds are logged and refunded here.

Bond can be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued. Iowa Code section 811.6 gives the defendant and any bail company a 30-day window before the forfeiture is entered as a judgment. Intentionally missing court is also a crime: a serious misdemeanor, or a class D felony if the original case is a felony.

Once the case is resolved and every appearance was made, the clerk refunds the cash after the court subtracts fines, costs or restitution. The clerk's office at 641-456-5626 can explain the timing. To add funds to an inmate's account in a partner jail, see our money guide.

No. A federal case runs on its own track. Federal cases from Hampton are filed in the Central Division, whose clerk's office is at 320 6th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, 712-233-3900, and a U.S. magistrate decides release. With an ICE detainer, Iowa Code chapter 27A has the holding jail keep the person for immigration officers, so posting the Iowa bond can end in transfer. The ICE locator tracks people in ICE custody.

Not to the four partner jails. A youth ordered into detention is placed at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852, and the detention hearing must happen inside 1 working day.