Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 911.2B (2026)

Domestic and sexual abuse crimes surcharge

✓ current as of July 2026
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1. In addition to any other surcharge, the court shall assess a domestic and sexual abuse crimes surcharge of ninety dollars if an adjudication of guilt or a deferred judgment has been entered for a violation of section 708.2A, 708.11, or 710A.2, or chapter 709, or if a defendant is held in contempt of court for violating a domestic abuse protective order issued pursuant to chapter 236. \n Tue Dec 09 21:51:55 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 911 (27, 0) §911.2B, SURCHARGE ADDED TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES 2\n\n 2. In the event of multiple offenses, the surcharge shall be imposed for each applicable offense.

3. The surcharge shall be remitted by the clerk of court as provided in section 602.8108, subsection 6. 2015 Acts, ch 96, §15; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §20, 93; 2021 Acts, ch 145, §9 Referred to in §602.8102(135A), 602.8108 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Kenneth Edward Petty, 925 N.W.2d 190 (Iowa 2019).
State of Iowa v. Kenneth Edward Petty, 925 N.W.2d 190 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 16× “II. Issues. On appeal, Petty claims the district court erred in four respects: first, in denying his motion in arrest of judgment; second, in denying him the right to counsel; third, in imposing the sexual abuse victim surcharge under Iowa Code section 911.”
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 of Iowa v. Anthony Guy Stoner (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 14× “On appeal, he argues (1) his guilty pleas were not knowing and voluntary; (2) the district court abused its discretion by failing to provide adequate reasons for ordering consecutive sentences; (3) the district court erred by unlawfully assessing restitution against him; and (4)…”
State of Iowa v. Michael John Majerus (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 12× “We thus conclude the district court did not err in refusing to give a spoliations instruction to the jury.”
State of Iowa v. Michael Shawn Ball, 922 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 12× “However, the district court erred in imposing sexual-abuse-victim surcharges under Iowa Code section 911.2B (2014), and we remand for the limited purpose of entering a corrected sentence without the surcharges.”
State of Iowa v. Shawn Timothy Lee, 919 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 10× “He also maintains the district court abused its discretion when it imposed consecutive sentences and argues the imposition of the section 911.2B surcharge constituted a violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause.”
State of Iowa v. Paul Mark Kingery (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “Illegal Sentence—Ex Post Facto Kingery’s final claim is that the district court imposed an illegal sentence when it assessed two $100 surcharges pursuant to Iowa Code section 911.2B, contending the court’s imposition of the surcharges violated ex post facto protections under the…”
State of Iowa v. Timothy Michael Basquin, 918 N.W.2d 502 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “Basquin contends the surcharge was illegal because the statutory provision authorizing the surcharge- Iowa Code section 911.2B (2015)-became effective after the date of his offense.”
State of Iowa v. Thomas Dean Jesse (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “Surcharge Iowa Code section 911.2B (2023) requires the court to assess a sexual abuse crimes surcharge of ninety dollars for violations of Iowa Code chapter 709.”
State of Iowa v. Chad A. Bradford (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “Finally, the court ordered Bradford to pay the domestic abuse crime surcharge under section 911.2B. Bradford appeals. II. Standard of Review “We review challenges to plea proceedings for correction of errors at law.”
State of Iowa v. William C. Colvin Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The court required Colvin to pay a surcharge of $100 mandated by Iowa Code section 911.2B and “court costs in an amount to be determined by the clerk’s office, and judgment fees accordingly.”
State of Iowa v. Cornelius Tyrone Brown (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “At sentencing, the district court found Brown reasonably able to pay and ordered restitution, including a $315.”
— Iowa Code § 911.2B(1) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Michael John Majerus (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “We thus conclude the district court did not err in refusing to give a spoliations instruction to the jury.”
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