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title: "Court Runner Jobs in Iowa | MCC Solutions"
description: "Court runner work in Iowa: filings at the clerk's window, records pulls and embassy runs, no serving. Pay shown on every job. Apply with your documents."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/join/states/iowa/court-runner"
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Court runner · Iowa

# Court runner jobs in Iowa

This is courthouse and records work in Iowa: filings, conformed copies, records pulls and document runs, with no process serving at all.

MCC Solutions, a small firm in Cranford, New Jersey, runs a nationwide network of independent contractors and is open to applicants in Iowa.

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The job

## What a court runner does for us

- Taking documents to the clerk's office in Iowa for filing and bringing back conformed copies
- Pulling court files, deeds and other public records, and scanning them
- Embassy and consulate legalization runs where the request calls for them (most are in Washington, DC)
- Logging each run in the portal and uploading receipts for court or copy fees

What you need

## What we require

- Age 18+ and a current driver's license
- Auto insurance in force; runners don't upload a vehicle registration
- A background screening dated within 12 months, or, for an established business, a waiver request with a review link that the owner decides on
- A phone that takes photos and receives texts and email
- You don't serve papers in this role, so no server license or commission is needed

Pay

## What and how you're paid

The pay is on the offer itself. Take it, pass, or make a counter-offer; there are no minimums and no penalty for saying no.

Jobs are offered one at a time, as clients ask, to contractors whose travel radius covers the address, whether near Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport or a smaller town in Iowa. We don't guarantee any number of jobs.

This is 1099 independent contractor work.

Iowa courts

## Courts and filing in Iowa

The Small claims, Iowa District Court handles small claims in Iowa, up to $6,500 per claim.

Where a case is filed: File electronically, naming the county at the top of the Original Notice (the instructions say the county where you are located; check venue with the clerk).

Official filing fees: electronic filing fee $115; service by certified mail, per party $20. When a job includes a court fee, it says so, and the receipt is reimbursed.

Online filing: https://www.iowacourts.gov/efile/efile-instructions/

[Iowa court self-help page](https://www.iowacourts.gov/browse/files/cc85952321f54914bf6ba14535b8ac9d/download) · [Small claims court in Iowa](/tools/small-claims-iowa)

Source: [Iowa Judicial Branch: Instructions for Filing a Small Claims Action for Money Judgment](https://www.iowacourts.gov/browse/files/cc85952321f54914bf6ba14535b8ac9d/download); [Iowa Judicial Branch: Small Claims](https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/small-claims); [Iowa Code 631.14 Representation in small claims](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2025/631.14.pdf).

General information from official court pages, checked November 2026. Not legal advice.

Apply

Apply with the form below: choose "Court runs and records only" (already selected), and upload your driver's license, auto insurance and background check. A complete application can be approved automatically.

Approval is followed by an email with a portal link: sign the contractor agreement, add your W-9, and you start receiving offers by email (and text, if you choose).

## Iowa court runner questions

**Will I ever have to serve someone?**

Never. Serving papers is the process server role; runners file and retrieve.

**Do I need a vehicle registration in Iowa?**

No. Registration is asked of process servers; runners send a license, insurance and a background check.

**How many runs will I get in Iowa?**

We can't say. Runs are offered only as clients ask for them, with no guaranteed number.

## Apply in Iowa today.

Apply[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)