• Clerk of District Court: Wayne County Courthouse, 100 North Lafayette Street, Corydon, IA 50060; 641-632-2040; countyclerk.wayne@iowacourts.gov.
• Wayne County Attorney: 107 West Jackson Street, Corydon, IA 50060; 641-872-2054. This is the office that brings state criminal charges.
• Wayne County Jail: 207 North Lafayette Street, Corydon, IA 50060; 641-872-1566.

Soon after arrest the defendant goes before a magistrate. The magistrate reads the charges, sets or reviews bond and takes any request for appointed counsel. A person held after a warrantless arrest also gets a probable cause finding at this stage.

A magistrate takes simple misdemeanors and city ordinance violations. Serious and aggravated misdemeanors are heard by a district associate judge, and felonies by a district judge. Fifth District judges ride a circuit, so Corydon felony dates fall on set court days.

1. Initial appearance and bond.
2. Trial information or grand jury indictment within 45 days of arrest.
3. Arraignment, often waived on paper.
4. Discovery, depositions and pretrial motions.
5. Plea talks or trial; speedy trial runs 90 days from the formal charge unless waived.
6. Sentencing after a presentence investigation.

Pick Wayne in Iowa Courts Online and type a name or case number. The listing shows the charges, the bond order, the lawyers and upcoming hearings.

Complete the financial affidavit and ask the judge for counsel at the first hearing. Qualifying defendants are assigned a private lawyer from the State Public Defender contract list. The court may later assess part of the cost. For the most serious felonies, the State Public Defender's Ottumwa office handles the defense; it is at 109 S. Court Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501, 641-682-0203.

Juvenile delinquency matters are heard at the courthouse as juvenile court. Juvenile court services for the county is listed at 100 N. Lafayette Street, Corydon, IA 50060, 641-632-2044. Parents should come to every hearing, and the files are mostly private. Secure detention for a young person from Corydon or the smaller towns is at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852.

Then the case is in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248, not in Corydon. After sentencing, find the person on the BOP locator.

Our Wayne County bail page has the bond schedule, payment steps and refund details.

Call the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at 641-872-1566; its deputies serve the court's warrants. Corydon deputies release no names; there's no Iowa statewide warrant search. Iowa Courts Online shows the case. The Clerk of District Court at 100 North Lafayette Street (641-632-2040) can explain rescheduling a missed Corydon hearing. A Corydon lawyer can book a time to surrender at the jail on North Lafayette Street in Corydon, which also takes Chariton-area prisoners.