Iowa Code » Chapter 907 — DEFERRED JUDGMENT, DEFERRED OR SUSPENDED
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Iowa Code § 907.14 (2026)

Deferred judgment — civil penalty — distribution

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1. Upon the entry of a deferred judgment pursuant to section 907.3, a defendant shall be assessed a civil penalty of an amount not less than the amount of any criminal fine authorized by law for the offense under section 902.9 or section 903.1.

2. The clerk of the district court shall collect and remit the civil penalty to the state court administrator for deposit in the general fund of the state as provided in section 602.8108. 2005 Acts, ch 143, §5 Referred to in §321J.2, 907.1, 907.3, 908.11\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:10 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 907 (44, 0) \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: State v. Nail, 743 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2007).
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State v. Nail, 743 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 52× “In other words, the discretionary tools available to the district court in the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to a deferred judgment under section 907.14 are coextensive with those of the court in imposing a criminal fíne under section 901.”
State of Iowa v. Deng Kon Tong, 805 N.W.2d 599 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 4× “Under Iowa law, a deferred judgment means a sentencing option whereby both the adjudication of guilt and the imposition of a sentence are deferred by the court and whereby the court assesses a civil penalty as provided in section 907.14 upon the entry of the deferred judgment.”
Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Lacinda Ranee Van Haaften, 815 N.W.2d 17 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa law a deferred judgment means a sentencing option whereby both the adjudication of guilt and the imposition of a sentence are deferred by the court and whereby the court assesses a civil penalty as provided in section 907.14 upon the entry of the deferred judgment.”
State Of Iowa v. Dawn Marie Nail, No. 25 / 06-0410 (Iowa Dec. 28, 2007). · cites it 50× “In other words, the discretionary tools available to the district court in the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to a deferred judgment under section 907.14 are coextensive with those of the court in imposing a criminal fine under section 901.”
State of Iowa v. David Bahena, No. 13-1108 (Iowa Ct. App. May 11, 2016). · cites it 4× “11(5) provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the court revokes the probation of a defendant who received a deferred judgment and imposes a fine, the court shall reduce the amount of the fine by an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty…”
Dianna Helmers v. City of Des Moines, 918 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “2d 535, 542 (Iowa 2007) (“On the other hand, if we fail to adopt an in pari materia analysis to impose a ceiling on civil penalties under section 907.14(1), we violate the rule of statutory construction that a statute must be interpreted in a fashion that avoids unreasonable or…”
State of Iowa v. Nasir Abdul Woodud Shabazz Jr., No. 23-1799 (Iowa Ct. App. Jan. 23, 2025). · cites it 4× “A civil penalty shall be assessed as provided in section 907.14 upon the entry of a deferred judgment.”
State of Iowa v. Joshua F. McCoy, No. 14-1394 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 907.14 . When the court revoked his probation, it imposed (but suspended) a $750 fine.”
State of Iowa v. Joshua Isiah Webbs, No. 15-0658 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 6, 2016). · cites it 2× “11 (5) (2015) (requiring the district court, in revoking probation and imposing a fine, to “reduce the amount of the fine by an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty previously assessed against the defendant pursuant to section 907.”
State of Iowa v. Maddison Mary Miller, No. 17-0035 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 8, 2017). · cites it 2× “11 (5) (“[I]f the court revokes the probation of a defendant who received a deferred judgment and imposes a fine, the court shall reduce the amount of the fine by an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty previously assessed against the defendant pursuant to section…”
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Woodbury Cnty., 987 N.W.2d 449 (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Also, the entry of a deferred judgment requires the defendant’s consent and assessment of a civil penalty under section 907.14 in order to be legal, neither of which are present here.”
State of Iowa v. Ewaun Connor Gardner Jr., 18 N.W.3d 487 (Iowa 2025). · cites it 2× “A civil penalty shall be assessed as provided in section 907.14 upon the entry of a deferred judgment.”
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Iowa Code § 907.14(1): 3 cases
State v. Nail, 743 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2007). “In other words, the discretionary tools available to the district court in the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to a deferred judgment under section 907.14 are coextensive with those of the court in imposing a criminal fíne under section 901.”
State Of Iowa v. Dawn Marie Nail, No. 25 / 06-0410 (Iowa Dec. 28, 2007). “In other words, the discretionary tools available to the district court in the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to a deferred judgment under section 907.14 are coextensive with those of the court in imposing a criminal fine under section 901.”
Dianna Helmers v. City of Des Moines, 918 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “2d 535, 542 (Iowa 2007) (“On the other hand, if we fail to adopt an in pari materia analysis to impose a ceiling on civil penalties under section 907.14(1), we violate the rule of statutory construction that a statute must be interpreted in a fashion that avoids unreasonable or…”
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