Jackson County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Search by name on VINELink or by phone at 888-742-8463, then confirm with the Sheriff's Office at 563-652-3312 or dispatch at 563-652-2468 after hours. Because the new building also rents beds to other counties, including Scott, a name on the list may belong to an out-of-county case. Our inmate search page covers other lookups.

If a judge is not on duty, the uniform bond schedule controls: simple misdemeanor $300, serious $1,000, aggravated $2,000, class D felony $5,000, class C $10,000 and class B $25,000. At the first appearance a Seventh Judicial District magistrate or judge is free to set a different figure.

Forcible felonies top the list. Also held for a judicial officer are domestic abuse arrests, no-contact and protective order breaches, and stalking, together with sexual abuse in degrees one, two or three, making or selling meth or possessing it for sale, intimidation using a dangerous weapon, and any felon found with a firearm.

• Cash: every dollar of the bond, repaid once the case ends with no missed dates.
• Surety: written by an insurance agent licensed in Iowa, whose fee is not returned.
• Property bond: equity in Iowa real estate.

Before heading to East Maple Street, call 563-652-3312 and ask what forms of payment the jail will accept for that case.

From July 1, 2026, Iowa allows release on a written promise alone only on the two lowest misdemeanor levels, simple and serious, and only where no drugs or violence are alleged, along with a medical exception the law newly created. When bail is set below the schedule, or some other release is chosen, the Maquoketa judge has to give the reasons in writing. Amounts stay the same until the Judicial Council's inflation update, due July 1, 2027.

In the Jackson County Courthouse, 201 West Platt Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060. Call 563-652-4946 or email countyclerk.jackson@iowacourts.gov. The courthouse is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Expect a bench warrant and forfeiture of the bond once the 30 days' written notice in Iowa Code 811.6 has run. The missed date can also bring a separate charge, and Iowa sets that penalty by the original case: a skipped felony hearing is a class D felony, while a skipped misdemeanor hearing is a serious misdemeanor.

When a Jackson County case wraps up with perfect attendance, the clerk refunds the cash to the depositor. Where the court orders it, unpaid fines, costs or restitution come out of that refund first. Our money guide explains putting funds on a jail account instead.

Jackson County's federal prosecutions run through the Northern District of Iowa, with hearings in Dubuque for the Eastern Division and the clerk at 111 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, 319-286-2300. Iowa Code chapter 27A has jails honor immigration detainers, so watch the ICE locator after state bond is posted.

The adult bond schedule doesn't apply. Detained youth go to the Scott County Juvenile Detention Center, 500 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801, 563-326-8686. A juvenile court hearing must take place within 1 working day.