Information about
Jury Service in Poweshiek County
Court
Location of
courthouse: 302 E. Main Street, Montezuma,
IA 50171
Courthouse hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Contact Information: Janietta
Criswell, Clerk of Court
Phone number: 641-623-5644
poweshiek.county.clerk@iowacourts.gov
Check trial status
information: 641-623-5644 after
5:00 p.m.
Where to park: Parking available around courthouse
square or adjacent streets.
Courthouse security
information: No weapons of any kind
will be allowed in the Courthouse. Cellular phones are to be turned off and no
use of recording devices or cellular phone cameras is permitted. For further information, please contact
clerks' office at 641-623-5644.
Contact for ADA accommodations: Jurors with Handicapped permits may park in
the designated handicap parking spaces. The
south entrance to the courthouse is handicap accessible. If you require the assistance of auxiliary
aids or services to participate in Court because of a disability, immediately
call your District ADA Coordinator at 641-684-6502. (If you are hearing
impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942)
Inside the courthouse
- where to report for jury service:
Please report to the District Courtroom located on the 2nd floor.
What to wear to court: Please report for jury service wearing
respectable clothes. As a general rule,
business or business casual clothing is acceptable. The following types of clothing are not
suitable for court proceedings: shorts,
tube tops, halter tops, clothing that contains any obscene, suggestive or
inflammatory print or images, and clothes that are overly dirty or ragged.
Absences/Emergencies: Juror with unexcused absences will be subject
to contempt of court sanctions. For
further information, please contact 641-623-5644.
Travel, mileage and
other expenses: Jurors are
reimbursed for travel to and from residence to the courthouse at a rate
approved by the supreme court. For
additional questions, please contact the Clerk's Office at 641-623-5644.
Compensation: Pursuant to state law, you will be paid $30 a
day for each day of jury service up to seven days; $50 a day for eight or more
days of service. You may waive the right
to compensation, which will help reduce the state's cost of operating the court
system.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND
RETURN QUESTIONNAIRE TO CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF RECEIPT.