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Iowa Code § 218.43 (2026)

Deduction to pay court costs

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If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42, the department may deduct from the wages an amount sufficient to pay all or a part of the costs taxed to the resident by reason of the resident’s commitment to the institution. In such case the amount deducted shall be forwarded to the clerk of the district court or proper official. [SS15, §5718-a11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3326; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.43] 83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §109; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §382

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1998 · leading case: State v. Love, 589 N.W.2d 49 (Iowa 1998).
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State v. Love, 589 N.W.2d 49 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 4× “42 granted the director the discretion to pay a wage and section 218.43 specifically authorized the deduction of certain costs from that wage.”
John L. Hrbek v. Harold Farrier Crispus C. Nix Bruce McDonald Neal Boeding, 787 F.2d 414 (8th Cir. 1986). “In May 1984, pursuant to Iowa Code § 218.43 3 a repayment plan was set up whereby 20% of Hrbek’s future institutional wages would be deducted from his account and sent to the county where he had been tried and assessed costs.”
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