Iowa Code 815.11 – Appropriations for indigent defense — fund created
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 815.11
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
815.11 Appropriations for indigent defense — fund created.
1. Costs incurred for legal representation by a court-appointed attorney under chapter
229A, 665, 822, or 908, or § 232.141, subsection 3, paragraph “”d””, or § 598.23A,
600A.6B, 814.9, 814.10, 814.11, 815.4, 815.7, or 815.10 on behalf of an indigent shall be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the office of the state public defender in the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing and deposited in an account to be known as the indigent defense fund, except as provided in subsection 2. Costs incurred representing an indigent defendant in a contempt action, representing an indigent juvenile in a juvenile court proceeding, or representing a person pursuant to § 13B.13 are also payable from the fund. However, costs incurred in any administrative proceeding or in any other proceeding under this chapter or chapter 598, 600, 600A, 633, 633A, 814, or 915 or other provisions of the Code or administrative rules are not payable from the fund.
2. The costs and fees associated with translators, foreign language interpreters, and sign language interpreters are not payable from this fund. The costs and fees of sign language interpreters shall be paid by the county pursuant to § 622B.7, and the costs and fees of translators and foreign language interpreters shall be paid pursuant to § 622A.3 from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the judicial branch revolving fund created pursuant to § 602.1302, subsection 3.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10139, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §65; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §45; 94 Acts, ch 1187,
§25; 98 Acts, ch 1171, §18; 99 Acts, ch 135, §29; 2000 Acts, ch 1115, §8; 2002 Acts, ch 1067,
§18; 2003 Acts, ch 51, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1040, §6; 2005 Acts, ch 107, §9, 14; 2006 Acts, ch
1030, §82; 2006 Acts, ch 1041, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §106; 2008 Acts, ch 1061, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1040, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §21; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2040
Referred to in §13B.1, 13B.4A, 22.7(10), 232.141, 600A.6B, 815.7A, 815.15
Subsection 1 amended
1. Costs incurred for legal representation by a court-appointed attorney under chapter
229A, 665, 822, or 908, or § 232.141, subsection 3, paragraph “”d””, or § 598.23A,
600A.6B, 814.9, 814.10, 814.11, 815.4, 815.7, or 815.10 on behalf of an indigent shall be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the office of the state public defender in the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing and deposited in an account to be known as the indigent defense fund, except as provided in subsection 2. Costs incurred representing an indigent defendant in a contempt action, representing an indigent juvenile in a juvenile court proceeding, or representing a person pursuant to § 13B.13 are also payable from the fund. However, costs incurred in any administrative proceeding or in any other proceeding under this chapter or chapter 598, 600, 600A, 633, 633A, 814, or 915 or other provisions of the Code or administrative rules are not payable from the fund.
2. The costs and fees associated with translators, foreign language interpreters, and sign language interpreters are not payable from this fund. The costs and fees of sign language interpreters shall be paid by the county pursuant to § 622B.7, and the costs and fees of translators and foreign language interpreters shall be paid pursuant to § 622A.3 from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the judicial branch revolving fund created pursuant to § 602.1302, subsection 3.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10139, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §65; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §45; 94 Acts, ch 1187,
§25; 98 Acts, ch 1171, §18; 99 Acts, ch 135, §29; 2000 Acts, ch 1115, §8; 2002 Acts, ch 1067,
§18; 2003 Acts, ch 51, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1040, §6; 2005 Acts, ch 107, §9, 14; 2006 Acts, ch
1030, §82; 2006 Acts, ch 1041, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §106; 2008 Acts, ch 1061, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1040, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §21; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2040
Referred to in §13B.1, 13B.4A, 22.7(10), 232.141, 600A.6B, 815.7A, 815.15
Subsection 1 amended