Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 815.7 (2026)

Fees to attorneys

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1. An attorney who has not entered into a contract authorized under section 13B.4 and who is appointed by the court to represent any person pursuant to section 814.11 or 815.10 shall be entitled to reasonable compensation and expenses. 2. For appointments made on or after July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2006, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of sixty dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, fifty-five dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and fifty dollars per hour for all other cases. 3. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of sixty-five dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, sixty dollars per hour for all other felonies, sixty dollars per hour for misdemeanors, and fifty-five dollars per hour for all other cases. 4. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2019, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of seventy dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, sixty-five dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and sixty dollars per hour for all other cases. 5. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of seventy-three dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, sixty-eight dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and sixty-three dollars per hour for all other cases. 6. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of seventy-six dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, seventy-one dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and sixty-six dollars per hour for all other cases. 7. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of seventy-eight dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, seventy-three dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and sixty-eight dollars per hour for all other cases. 8. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of eighty-three dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, seventy-eight dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and seventy-three dollars per hour for all other cases. 9. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of eighty-six dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, eighty-one dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and seventy-six dollars per hour for all other cases.

Tue Dec 09 21:53:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 815 (35, 1) §815.7, COSTS — COMPENSATION AND FEES — INDIGENT DEFENSE 4\n\n 10. For appointments made on or after July 1, 2025, the reasonable compensation shall be calculated on the basis of eighty-eight dollars per hour for class “A” felonies, eighty-three dollars per hour for class “B” felonies, and seventy-eight dollars per hour for all other cases. 11. The expenses shall include any sums as are necessary for investigations in the interest of justice, and the cost of obtaining the transcript of the trial record and briefs if an appeal is filed. The attorney need not follow the case into another county or into the appellate court unless so directed by the court. If the attorney follows the case into another county or into the appellate court, the attorney shall be entitled to compensation as provided in this section. Only one attorney fee shall be so awarded in any one case except that in class “A” felony cases, two may be authorized if both attorneys are appointed pursuant to section 815.10. [C51, §2561 – 2563; R60, §1578, 4168 – 4170; C73, §3829 – 3831; C97, §5314; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13774; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §775.5; C79, 81, §815.7] 94 Acts, ch 1187, §23; 96 Acts, ch 1193, §8; 97 Acts, ch 126, §50; 99 Acts, ch 135, §26; 2000 Acts, ch 1115, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1084, §12; 2006 Acts, ch 1166, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 213, §25; 2012 Acts, ch 1063, §7; 2019 Acts, ch 163, §34, 35; 2021 Acts, ch 166, §24; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §176; 2022 Acts, ch 1146, §21; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §154; 2023 Acts, ch 113, §19, 20; 2024 Acts, ch 1156, §20, 21; 2025 Acts, ch 154, §19, 20 Referred to in §125.78, 222.13A, 229.2, 229.8, 815.1, 815.9, 815.11, 815.14 Subsection 9 amended NEW subsection 10 and former subsection 10 renumbered as 11

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 19 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Adam Christopher Dahl, 874 N.W.2d 348 (Iowa 2016).

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State of Iowa v. Adam Christopher Dahl, 874 N.W.2d 348 (Iowa 2016). “Iowa Code § 815.7 (1), (5) (2013). In construing section 815.”

Recorder's Court Bar Ass'n v. Wayne Circuit Court, 503 N.W.2d 885 (Mich. 1993). · cites it 2× “" Iowa Code 815.7; Hulse v Van Wifvat, 306 NW2d 707, 711 (Iowa, 1981) (construing the statute as amended to equate "reasonable compensation" with "full compensation").”

Moore v. State, 889 A.2d 325 (Md. 2005). “Iowa Code Ann. § 815.7 (2004). 7 Conceding *399 the defendant’s entitlement were he represented by a court-appointed attorney, the State opposed the defendant’s petition because he was represented by private counsel.”

GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Cool Comfort Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Inc., 691 N.W.2d 730 (Iowa 2005). “See Iowa Code § 815.7 (attorneys appointed to represent persons not charged with class “A” or “B” felonies entitled to $50 per hour reimbursement from the State).”

State v. Leutfaimany, 585 N.W.2d 200 (Iowa 1998). “Iowa Code § 815.7 (1995); Iowa R.Crim. P.”

State Pub. Def. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Wapello Cnty., 644 N.W.2d 354 (Iowa 2002). “And while the public defender concedes that a guardian ad litem is entitled to compensation from the indigent defense fund when appointed for a child in juvenile court, see Iowa Code § 815.7 , this representation involved criminal court.”

In the Interest of C.L.C., 798 N.W.2d 329 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011). “2d at 105 ; see also Iowa Code § 815.7 (1), (5) (stating the expenses due to an attorney “appointed by the court to represent any person pursuant to section 814.”

Postma v. Iowa Dist. Court for Plymouth Cnty., 439 N.W.2d 179 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “" Iowa Code § 815.7 (1987). Postma urges that the guidelines render section 815.”

Halverson v. Iowa Dist. Court for Decatur Cnty., 532 N.W.2d 794 (Iowa 1995). “Iowa Code § 815.7 . One must read this language in tandem with our supervisory order, issued in 1985, pertinently stating that “[a] copy of the application [for attorney fees] shall be provided to the county attorney.”

Rodrigo Adolpho Amaya v. State Pub. Def. (Iowa 2022). · cites it 23× “See Iowa Code §§ 815.7 (court-appointed attorneys are entitled to reasonable fees and expenses), .”

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