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Iowa Code § 815.14 (2026)

Fee for public defender

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The amount of restitution for the expense of the public defender for each case under section 910.3 or the total cost of legal assistance required to be reimbursed under section 815.9, subsection 3, shall include all expenses incurred in the representation of the person combined with the attorney fees for the public defender calculated at the same hourly rate of compensation specified under section 815.7. The expense of the public defender may exceed the fee limitations established in section 13B.4. The expense of the public defender required to be reimbursed is subject to a determination of the extent to which the person is reasonably able to pay, as provided for in section 815.9 and chapter 910. 2002 Acts, ch 1067, §19; 2012 Acts, ch 1063, §12

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2017 · leading case: State v. Dudley, 766 N.W.2d 606 (Iowa 2009).
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State v. Dudley, 766 N.W.2d 606 (Iowa 2009). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 815.14 (capping “restitution” obligation of defendant represented by the public defender at statutory fee).”
State Of Iowa Vs. Larry Gene Dudley, Sr. (Iowa 2009). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 815.14 (capping “restitution” obligation of defendant represented by the public defender at statutory fee).”
State of Iowa v. Daunte Dominique Bullock (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “”) (codified at Iowa Code § 815.14 (2003)); see also Iowa Code § 3.”
Corey Darnell Moore, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 815.14 provides the “expense of the public defender may exceed the fee limitations established in section 13B.”
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