Iowa Code » Chapter 814 — APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT
Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 814.9 (2026)

Indigent’s right to transcript on appeal

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IA-LEGlegis.iowa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

If a defendant in a criminal cause has perfected an appeal from a judgment and is determined by the court to be indigent, the court may order a transcript to be made. When an attorney of record is representing an indigent, the attorney shall apply to the district court for the transcript. [C73, §3777; C97, §254; SS15, §254-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §14000; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §793.8; C79, 81, §814.9] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10135, 10201; 96 Acts, ch 1193, §6 Referred to in §815.11

\n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1991–2007 · leading case: State v. Hinners, 471 N.W.2d 841 (Iowa 1991).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
State v. Hinners, 471 N.W.2d 841 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 814.9 , 814.11. A number of courts have considered the issue whether a defendant may expressly waive the right of appeal as part of a plea bargain agreement.”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Linn Cnty., 728 N.W.2d 817 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “141, subsection 3, paragraph “c”, or section 814.9, 814.10, 814.11, 815.4, 815.”
State v. Jackson, 488 N.W.2d 701 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 2× “If after appropriate consultation with counsel the defendant responds affirmatively, the court shall direct defense counsel to file notice of appeal forthwith and, if the defendant is indigent, shall at once order the transcript and appoint appellate counsel without awaiting…”
State Pub. Def. Vs. Iowa (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “141, subsection 3, paragraph "c", or section 814.9, 814.10, 814.11, 815.4, 815.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.