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 section 232.141, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, or section 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 and appeals 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 section 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 section 622B.7, and the costs and fees of translators and foreign language interpreters shall be paid pursuant to section 622A.3 from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the judicial branch revolving fund created pursuant to section 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
Referred to in §13B.1, 13B.4A, 22.7(10), 232.141, 600A.6B, 815.15
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Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 815 - COSTS — COMPENSATION AND FEES — INDIGENT DEFENSE
Section 815.1 - Costs incurred by a privately retained attorney representing an indigent person.
Section 815.2 - Grand jury clerks and other officers.
Section 815.3 - Witnesses called to county attorney investigations.
Section 815.4 - Special witnesses for indigents.
Section 815.5 - Expert witnesses for state and defense.
Section 815.6 - Fees to material witnesses.
Section 815.7 - Fees to attorneys.
Section 815.8 - Sheriffs’ fees.
Section 815.9 - Indigency determined — penalty.
Section 815.9A - Recovery of indigent defense costs.
Section 815.10 - Appointment of counsel by court.
Section 815.10A - Claims for compensation and expense reimbursement.
Section 815.11 - Appropriations for indigent defense — fund created.
Section 815.12 - Trial jury expenses.
Section 815.13 - Payment of prosecution costs.
Section 815.14 - Fee for public defender.
Section 815.15 - Violations of local ordinances — reimbursement.