Iberia Parish Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Check our Iberia inmate search to confirm the booking, then phone the jail at 337-369-2431. Ask for each charge's bond, and if any other agency placed a hold.

A judge must see the person inside 72 hours from arrest, weekends and holidays aside (Article 230.1). If no hearing happens in time, the law calls for release on recognizance.

• A bail company bond (commercial surety)
• A property bond pledged by a relative or friend
• A personal signer with no property
• The defendant's own signature
• The full amount in cash

Article 321 sets these out. Judges may not use unsecured bonds in violent cases.

Only certain kinds of payment count. Article 326 allows cashier's or certified checks and money orders, along with currency and government bonds. Personal checks are not on that list.

Louisiana's cap is 12 percent, with a $120 minimum, under R.S. 22:1443. You pay that once, and it is not refunded.

The Iberia Clerk of Court works out of the courthouse at 300 Iberia Street, New Iberia, LA 70560. Its mailing address is P.O. Drawer 12010, New Iberia, LA 70562-2010, and the phone is 337-365-7282.

The New Iberia clerk pays it back after the case, provided the person attended each hearing. Costs or fines may be deducted. Use our money guide to send funds to the jail account instead.

Expect a bench warrant and a forfeiture notice to the surety. Signers may have to pay the bail company. Under Article 312, a history of no-shows can restrict bail later.

Yes, it can, because Act 314 of 2024 makes Louisiana agencies cooperate with immigration detainers. Check the ICE locator if the person does not walk out after bond. Federal criminal cases go to Lafayette.

For acts on or after April 19, 2024, a 17-year-old is an adult in Louisiana criminal law. Those under 17 go to juvenile court.