815.15 Violations of local ordinances — reimbursement.
1. If an attorney is appointed in a case to represent an indigent person for an alleged violation of a local ordinance that may require a term of confinement, the office of the state public defender shall seek reimbursement from the political subdivision of the state that was the plaintiff in the case for the compensation paid to and the expenses incurred by the attorney.
2. A political subdivision of the state shall reimburse the office of the state public defender for the compensation and expenses paid from the indigent defense fund in section 815.11 to an attorney who represented the indigent person pursuant to subsection 1.
2017 Acts, ch 88, §6, 7
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.