1. A crime services surcharge shall be levied against law violators as provided in this
section. When a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of state law, or a city or
county ordinance, except an ordinance regulating the parking of motor vehicles, the court
shall assess an additional penalty in the form of a crime services surcharge equal to fifteen
percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed.
2. In the event of multiple offenses, the surcharge shall be based upon the total amount
of fines or forfeitures imposed for all offenses.
3. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the court shall reduce the
surcharge in proportion to the amount suspended.
4. The surcharge is subject to the provisions of chapter 909 governing the payment and
collection of fines, as provided in section 909.8.
5. The surcharge shall be remitted by the clerk of court as provided in section 602.8108,
subsection 3.
[82 Acts, ch 1258, §1]
91 Acts, ch 181, §16; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §17; 2004 Acts, ch 1111, §10; 2005 Acts, ch 143, §6;
2009 Acts, ch 179, §65, 72; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §18, 93
Referred to in §80E.4, 331.302, 364.3, 602.8102(135A), 602.8108, 691.9, 805.8, 805.8C(3)(a), 805.8C(3)(c), 805.8C(3)(d), 805.8C(9),
805.8C(10), 805.8C(11), 902.9, 903.1
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Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Kenneth Edward Petty, 925 N.W.2d 190 (Iowa 2019).
· cites it 2× “Specifically, he claims the court failed to advise him of the $1000 minimum fine on the lascivious-acts-with-a-child offense, the $50,000 maximum fine and $1000 minimum fine for the sexual-exploitation-of-a-minor offense, the 35% criminal penalty surcharge under section 911.1,…”
State of Iowa v. Sean Neal Delacy, 907 N.W.2d 154 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “Under the plea agreement, Delacy agreed to the imposition of the minimum fíne for each offense—$1000—but he was not informed that with the applicable surcharges the total fíne due for both convictions would be $2800 ($2000 + 35% + $100 = $2800).”
State v. Manser, 626 N.W.2d 872 (Iowa Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “2 (1999) (governing restitution and community service); Iowa Code §§ 911.1 -.2 (1999) (governing surcharges); Iowa Code § 915.”
Richard Eugene Noll v. Iowa Dist. Court for Muscatine Cnty., 919 N.W.2d 232 (Iowa 2018).
“The surcharges required by sections 911.1, 911.2, and 911.3 shall be added to a fine imposed on a class "C" or class "D" felon, as provided by those sections, and are not a part of or subject to the maximums set in this section.”
State of Iowa v. Jason Gene Weitzel (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 18× “” Iowa Code § 911.1 (1). Where, as here, the defendant is convicted of multiple offenses, “the surcharge shall be based upon the total amount of fines or forfeitures imposed for all offenses.”
State of Iowa v. Jason Gene Weitzel (Iowa 2017).
· cites it 18× “” Iowa Code § 911.1 (1). Where, as here, the defendant is convicted of multiple offenses, “the surcharge shall be based upon the total amount of fines or forfeitures imposed for all offenses.”
State of Iowa v. Devon Larone Webster (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 911.1 (3) (“When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the court shall reduce the surcharge in proportion 6 to the amount suspended.”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Lavern Gaston (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 6× “See Iowa Code § 911.1 (1) (requiring the imposition of a thirty-five percent surcharge in all matters in which a court imposes a fine for a violation of state law); Iowa R.”
State of Iowa v. Todd Orrin Grant (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 5× “See Iowa Code § 911.1 (3) (“When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the court shall reduce the surcharge in proportion to the amount suspended.”
— Iowa Code § 911.1(1) — 14 cases
— Iowa Code § 911.1(3) — 4 cases
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