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Iowa Code § 910.7A (2026)

Judgment — enforcement

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1. An order requiring an offender to pay restitution constitutes a judgment and lien against all property of a liable defendant for the amount the defendant is obligated to pay under the order and may be recorded in any office for the filing of liens against real or personal property. 2. A judgment of restitution may be enforced by the state, a victim entitled under the order to receive restitution, a deceased victim’s estate, or any other beneficiary of the judgment in the same manner as a civil judgment. 92 Acts, ch 1242, §37 Referred to in §232.147, 232.150, 915.28

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Marc A. Hagen, 840 N.W.2d 140 (Iowa 2013).
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State of Iowa v. Marc A. Hagen, 840 N.W.2d 140 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 15× “The State’s contention that interest should be imposed on a restitution order revolves around this 1992 amendment.”
David Michael Adcock v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 6× “Yet, Adcock argues that Iowa Code section 910.7A waives the doctrine of nullum tempus.”
State of Iowa v. Steven Dale Bradley (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 910.7A (2015) provides that an order of restitution constitutes a judgment and lien against all property of the defendant and the judgment of restitution may be enforced in the same manner as a civil judgment.”
State of Iowa v. James Allen Breen (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “” Iowa 9 Code § 910.7A(2). This court cannot ignore the plain language of Iowa Code sections 910.”
— Iowa Code § 910.7A(2) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Marc A. Hagen, 840 N.W.2d 140 (Iowa 2013). “The State’s contention that interest should be imposed on a restitution order revolves around this 1992 amendment.”
State of Iowa v. James Allen Breen (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “” Iowa 9 Code § 910.7A(2). This court cannot ignore the plain language of Iowa Code sections 910.”
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