Iowa Code 904.905 – Surrender of earnings
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 904.905
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1
904.905 Surrender of earnings.
1. An inmate employed in the community under a work release plan shall surrender to the
judicial district department of correctional services the inmate’s total earnings less payroll deductions required by law. The judicial district department of correctional services shall deduct from the earnings in the following order of priority:
a. An amount the inmate may be legally obligated to pay for the support of the inmate’s dependents, the amount of which shall be paid to the dependents through the department of health and human services.
b. Restitution as ordered by the court pursuant to chapter 910.
c. An amount determined to be the cost to the judicial district department of correctional services for providing food, lodging, and clothing for the inmate while under the program.
d. Any other financial obligations which are acknowledged by the inmate or any unsatisfied judgment against the inmate.
2. Any balance remaining after deductions and payments shall be credited to the inmate’s personal account at the judicial district department of correctional services and shall be paid to the inmate upon release. An inmate so employed shall be paid a fair and reasonable wage in accordance with the prevailing wage scale for such work and shall work at fair and reasonable hours per day and per week.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §247A.7]
83 Acts, ch 96, §106, 157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1184, §16; 85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.905
C93, §904.905
94 Acts, ch 1142, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §227; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §150; 2023 Acts, ch 19,
§1339
Referred to in §904.910, 906.1
Subsection 1, paragraph a amended
1. An inmate employed in the community under a work release plan shall surrender to the
judicial district department of correctional services the inmate’s total earnings less payroll deductions required by law. The judicial district department of correctional services shall deduct from the earnings in the following order of priority:
a. An amount the inmate may be legally obligated to pay for the support of the inmate’s dependents, the amount of which shall be paid to the dependents through the department of health and human services.
b. Restitution as ordered by the court pursuant to chapter 910.
c. An amount determined to be the cost to the judicial district department of correctional services for providing food, lodging, and clothing for the inmate while under the program.
d. Any other financial obligations which are acknowledged by the inmate or any unsatisfied judgment against the inmate.
2. Any balance remaining after deductions and payments shall be credited to the inmate’s personal account at the judicial district department of correctional services and shall be paid to the inmate upon release. An inmate so employed shall be paid a fair and reasonable wage in accordance with the prevailing wage scale for such work and shall work at fair and reasonable hours per day and per week.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §247A.7]
83 Acts, ch 96, §106, 157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1184, §16; 85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.905
C93, §904.905
94 Acts, ch 1142, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §227; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §150; 2023 Acts, ch 19,
§1339
Referred to in §904.910, 906.1
Subsection 1, paragraph a amended