Iowa County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search for the name on VINELink or call VINE at 888-742-8463, and then call 319-642-7307, extension 2, to confirm. Someone arrested in the last few hours may still be in booking. Our inmate search page lists more options.

With court closed, the uniform bond schedule applies statewide: $300 for a simple misdemeanor, $1,000 for serious and $2,000 for aggravated. Class D felonies are $5,000, class C $10,000 and class B $25,000. A Sixth Judicial District magistrate in Marengo can change those numbers at the first hearing.

People booked on forcible felonies, on domestic abuse assault, for breaching a protective or no-contact order or for stalking wait for a judge, as do those charged with first-, second- or third-degree sexual abuse, meth production, distribution or possession to distribute, dangerous-weapon intimidation, or a felon carrying a firearm. No bond is set for those people until a judicial officer has seen them.

The sheriff's Post Bond page links to an online payment through AllPaid, or you can bring payment to the Sheriff's Office on Franklyn Avenue. The usual forms are: - Cash, for the full amount; - Surety, from an agent of an insurer licensed in Iowa, who keeps the fee; - Property located in Iowa;

Call the jail at 319-642-7307, extension 2, to confirm the amount before paying.

Since July 1, 2026, a promise to appear by itself frees a Marengo defendant just for the two lower misdemeanor grades, and only those lacking any violent or drug component, though the law also carved out a new medical exception. Judges who set bail lower than the schedule or pick another release must write down their reasons. The Judicial Council's inflation update to the schedule is due July 1, 2027.

Often, yes. Iowa County bills $20 a day when the court sends someone straight from court or orders a set report date, $30 a day on work release, paid one week ahead, and $40 a day when the court lets the person pick their own start date. Work release needs a sentence of at least 14 days and paperwork turned in two weeks early.

At the Iowa County Courthouse, 901 Court Avenue, Marengo, IA 52301; mail goes to P.O. Box 266. Phone 319-642-3923 or email countyclerk.iowa@iowacourts.gov.

A warrant is likely and the bond may be forfeited after the 30-day written notice required by Iowa Code 811.6. Skipping court is also chargeable by itself in Iowa: a felony defendant who fails to show, or anyone awaiting sentence or appeal, faces a class D felony; a misdemeanor defendant faces a serious misdemeanor.

When the case closes and no hearing was missed, the Marengo clerk mails the cash back to its depositor. Court debts such as fines or restitution can be deducted on the judge's order. Our money guide covers jail accounts.

Federal crimes from Iowa County are prosecuted in the Northern District of Iowa at Cedar Rapids, 111 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401; clerk 319-286-2300. Iowa Code chapter 27A requires Marengo to honor any ICE detainer, which means a bonded-out person can still be handed to immigration; check the ICE locator.

No. A youth ordered held is taken to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852, and the juvenile judge must hold a hearing on it within 1 working day.