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The Clerk of District Court office:
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Manages and maintains all trial court records,
including pleadings, evidence and orders.
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Accepts and processes fines, fees and court costs owed
to the state, child support checks, and civil judgments owed to
litigants.
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Maintains a record of liens on all real estate in the
county.
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Helps with involuntary hospitalization cases.
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Has the authority to dispose of scheduled violations
which are not contested and do not require a court hearing.
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Is responsible for informing state and local
government agencies of court orders.
District courts typically involve a variety of
cases including probate, felony criminal cases, dissolution of
marriage, adoptions, disputes involving actions of state
administrative agencies, juvenile cases and other matters.
The Iowa district court has general
jurisdiction of all civil, criminal and juvenile cases and probate
matters in the state. The district court, which is also known as
the trial court, is the point of entry in the court system for most
cases. The Iowa district court is composed of different kinds of
judicial officers with varying amounts of jurisdiction-judicial
magistrates, associate juvenile judges, associate probate judges,
district associate judges, and district court judges.
District court judges have the authority
to hear any type of case within the district court. District court
judges typically hear a variety of cases including probate, felony
criminal cases, dissolution of marriage, adoptions, disputes
involving actions of state administrative agencies, juvenile cases
and other matters.
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