Information about Jury Service in Tama County District Court 

  

  

  

Location of courthouse and directions:  

            100 West High St.  Toledo, Iowa  52342    

  

Courthouse hours:  8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM 

  

Contact information:  Clerk of Court  641-484-3381 

  

Check trial status information: Call 641-484-3381 

              

Where to park:  All around the courthouse square 

  

Courthouse security information:  No weapons of any type 

allowed.  Sheriff or deputy in attendance when a trial is in progress 

  

Contact for ADA accommodations:  1-319-398-3920 EXT. 1100 

  

Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service:  Clerk of court office on first floor of courthouse 

  

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:  Jurors who cannot appear as directed should 

contact the clerk's office at 641-484-3381.  Anyone needing to contact 

a juror for emergencies should also call this number.  

  

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.     

                

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.