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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
243
BY
WICHTENDAHL
,
CROKEN
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
SRINIVAS
,
McBURNEY
,
AMOS
JR.
,
WILBURN
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
KURTH
,
MATSON
,
LEVIN
,
B.
MEYER
,
KRESSIG
,
and
BAGNIEWSKI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fees
for
attorneys
appointed
to
provide
1
indigent
defense.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
815.7,
subsection
9,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
9.
For
appointments
made
on
or
after
July
1,
2024
2025
,
3
the
reasonable
compensation
shall
be
calculated
on
the
basis
4
of
eighty-six
one
hundred
twenty-six
dollars
per
hour
for
5
class
“A”
felonies,
eighty-one
one
hundred
twenty-one
dollars
6
per
hour
for
class
“B”
felonies,
and
seventy-six
one
hundred
7
sixteen
dollars
per
hour
for
all
other
cases.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
fees
for
attorneys
appointed
to
provide
12
indigent
defense.
13
The
bill
increases
the
rates
paid
to
attorneys
appointed
by
14
the
court
to
represent
an
indigent
person.
For
an
attorney
15
representing
a
defendant
in
a
case
involving
a
class
“A”
16
felony,
the
rate
is
increased
from
$86
per
hour
to
$126
17
per
hour.
For
attorneys
representing
a
defendant
in
a
case
18
involving
a
class
“B”
felony,
the
rate
is
increased
from
$81
19
per
hour
to
$121
per
hour.
All
other
cases
are
increased
from
20
$76
per
hour
to
$116
per
hour.
21
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