Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 13B.2A (2026)

Indigent defense — report — court-appointed counsel fees

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1. The state public defender shall file a written report every three years with the governor and the general assembly by January 1 of a year in which a report is due relating to the recommendations and activities of the state public defender relating to the state indigent defense system. The first such report shall be due on January 1, 2012. 2. The report shall contain recommendations to the general assembly regarding the hourly rates paid to court-appointed counsel and per case fee limitations. These recommendations shall be consistent with the constitutional requirement to provide effective assistance of counsel to those indigent persons for whom the state is required to provide counsel. 99 Acts, ch 135, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §15, 58; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §414\n\nTue Dec 09 22:33:13 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 13B (46, 0) §13B.3, PUBLIC DEFENDERS 2

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Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Kent A. Simmons Vs. State Pub. Def., 791 N.W.2d 69 (Iowa 2010).

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Kent A. Simmons Vs. State Pub. Def., 791 N.W.2d 69 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 13B.2A (stating fee-limitation recommendations “shall be consistent with the constitutional requirement to provide effective assistance of counsel to those indigent persons for whom the state is required to provide counsel”).”

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