• Clerk of District Court: 106 South 1st Street, 2nd Floor, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; 641-673-7786.
• Mahaska County Attorney: courthouse, 3rd Floor, northeast corner; 641-673-9819; weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Mahaska County Jail: 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; 641-673-2591.

Within hours of booking, a magistrate in Oskaloosa reviews the complaint with the defendant, fixes release conditions and notes any request for a public lawyer. A judge must approve probable cause in under 48 hours of any arrest made without a warrant.

• Magistrate: simple misdemeanors, traffic and county or city ordinance cases.
• District associate judge: OWI charges and the other aggravated or serious misdemeanors.
• District judge: felonies and juvenile matters.

1. Arrest, booking at the Law Center and first appearance.
2. The County Attorney's trial information, normally within 45 days.
3. Arraignment, which a written plea usually covers.
4. Evidence exchange, depositions and motion hearings.
5. Trial, owed inside 90 days of arraignment if not waived.
6. Sentencing, preceded by a presentence report, for anyone found guilty.

Search Mahaska County on Iowa Courts Online by name or case number. Juvenile and confidential cases are not listed.

The County Attorney's office runs a payment plan for delinquent court obligations and a Driver's License Reinstatement program for people suspended over unpaid fines; ask at 641-673-9819.

Make the request at the opening hearing, along with a sworn statement of finances. Where eligibility is found, counsel is appointed, and you may be asked to repay part of the cost.

The County Attorney handles delinquency and child-in-need-of-assistance cases. Youth from Mahaska County who need secure detention can be held at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center in Eldora, 641-858-3852, or the Southeast Iowa center in Montrose, 319-463-7417.

The Southern District of Iowa hears Mahaska County federal prosecutions in Des Moines at 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248. Use PACER for filings and the BOP locator for federal prisoners.

Bond figures and refunds: Mahaska County bail page.

Many are placed at South Iowa Juvenile Detention, 2528 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, 319-463-7417. The detention hearing must still happen within 1 working day.

Either can hold one. Mahaska County deputies serve most district court warrants, and Oskaloosa police serve some of the city's. The sheriff answers at 641-673-4322. There's no public list from either agency, and Iowa provides no statewide warrant search. Read the case on Iowa Courts Online. The Clerk of District Court at 106 South 1st Street (641-673-7786) can explain requesting a new date after a missed hearing.