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Iowa Code § 815.5 (2026)

Expert witnesses for state and defense

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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 622.72, reasonable compensation as determined by the court shall be awarded expert witnesses, expert witnesses for an indigent person referred to in section 815.4, or expert witnesses called by the state in criminal cases. [C79, 81, §815.5] 93 Acts, ch 175, §22; 99 Acts, ch 135, §25; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §211 Witnesses for indigents, see R.Cr.P. 2.20(4)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Robert Paul Krogmann (Iowa 2023).
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State of Iowa v. Robert Paul Krogmann (Iowa 2023). · cites it 3× “We agree with the State that section 815.5 applies here as an exception to section 622.”
State of Iowa v. Robert Paul Krogmann (Iowa 2023). · cites it 3× “We agree with the State that section 815.5 applies here as an exception to section 622.”
State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Dallas Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “”2 We 2 See also Iowa Code § 815.5 (“Notwithstanding the provisions of section 622.”
K.C., minor child v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2024). “§ 815.5 (“[R]ea- sonable compensation as determined by the court shall be awarded .”
K.C., minor child v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2024). “§ 815.5 (“[R]ea- sonable compensation as determined by the court shall be awarded .”
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