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Iowa Code § 815.11 (2026)

Appropriations for indigent defense — fund created

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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, or for payment of the services of a court-appointed guardian ad litem under section 600A.6C, subsection 3, 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, appeals, and licensing 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; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2040; 2024 Acts, ch 1112, §4 Referred to in §13B.1, 13B.4A, 22.7(10), 232.141, 600A.6B, 600A.6C, 815.7A, 815.15

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Edward Crowell v. State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Linn Cnty., 845 N.W.2d 676 (Iowa 2014).
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Edward Crowell v. State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Linn Cnty., 845 N.W.2d 676 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 12× “Iowa Code section 815.11 authorizes payment for court appointed attorney fees under 600A.”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 721 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 2006). · cites it 6× “Another provision of chapter 815, section 815.11, authorized payment of costs incurred under section 232.”
Pfister v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 688 N.W.2d 790 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 5× “§ 815.11 (authorizing payment of costs “incurred under .”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Linn Cnty., 728 N.W.2d 817 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 7× “Iowa Code § 815.11 . If the representation does not fall into one of these enumerated sections or chapters, the “costs incurred .”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Plymouth Cnty., 747 N.W.2d 218 (Iowa 2008). “§ 815.11. The State Public Defender’s Office is charged with the administration of the indigent defense fund and the payment of legal fees incurred in juvenile proceedings on behalf of indigent persons.”
Nicole Greenwood v. State Pub. Def., 901 N.W.2d 529 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 18× “3 See Iowa Code § 815.11 (“[C]osts incurred in any administrative proceeding or in any other proceeding under this chapter or chapter .”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Dallas Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code section 815.11 details appropriations available for indigent defense: Costs incurred for legal representation by a court-appointed attorney .”
State Pub. Def. Vs. Iowa (Iowa 2006). · cites it 6× “Another provision of chapter 815, section 815.11, authorized payment of costs incurred under section 232.”
State Pub. Def. Vs. Iowa (Iowa 2007). · cites it 5× “Iowa Code § 815.11 . If the representation does not fall into one of these enumerated sections or chapters, the “costs incurred .”
In the Interest of K.M.B., A.B., Mother, C.B., Father (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “” The father’s “appointed attorney shall be paid reasonable attorney fees as determined by the state public defender from the indigent defense fund pursuant to section 815.11.” See id. § 600A.6B(4). AFFIRMED.”
K.C., minor child v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “141 (2)(a), (3)(d) (“Juvenile court expenses incurred by an attorney appointed by the court to serve as counsel,” including “fees and mileage of witnesses,” are to be “paid by the state from the appropriations to the indigent defense fund.”
K.C., minor child v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “141 (2)(a), (3)(d) (“Juvenile court expenses incurred by an attorney appointed by the court to serve as counsel,” including “fees and mileage of witnesses,” are to be “paid by the state from the appropriations to the indigent defense fund.”
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