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Senate Study Bill 2148

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 910.4, Code Supplement 1995, is amended
  1  2 to read as follows:
  1  3    910.4  CONDITION OF PROBATION &endash; PAYMENT PLAN.
  1  4    1.  When restitution is ordered by the sentencing court and
  1  5 the offender is placed on probation, restitution shall be a
  1  6 condition of probation.
  1  7    a.  Failure of the offender to comply with the plan of
  1  8 restitution, plan of payment, or community service
  1  9 requirements when community service is ordered by the court as
  1 10 restitution, shall constitute a violation of probation and
  1 11 shall constitute contempt of court.
  1 12    b.  The If an offender fails to comply with restitution
  1 13 requirements during probation, the court may hold the offender
  1 14 in contempt, revoke probation, or extend the period of
  1 15 probation, or upon notice of such noncompliance and hearing
  1 16 thereon, the court may enter a civil judgment against the
  1 17 offender for the outstanding balance of payments under the
  1 18 plan of restitution and such judgment shall be governed by the
  1 19 law relating to judgments, judgment liens, executions, and
  1 20 other process available to creditors for the collection of
  1 21 debts.
  1 22    (1)  However, if If the court extends the period of
  1 23 probation, is extended it shall not be for more than the
  1 24 maximum period of probation for the offense committed as
  1 25 provided in section 907.7.  After discharge from probation or
  1 26 after the expiration of the period of probation, the failure
  1 27 of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution ordered
  1 28 by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  As part of
  1 29 the order discharging an offender from probation, the court
  1 30 shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for the
  1 31 balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender to
  1 32 the victim of the crime.
  1 33    (2)  If an offender's probation is revoked, the offender's
  1 34 assigned probation officer shall forward to the director of
  1 35 the Iowa department of corrections, information concerning the
  2  1 offender's restitution plan, restitution plan of payment, the
  2  2 restitution payment balance, and any other pertinent
  2  3 information concerning or affecting restitution by the
  2  4 offender.
  2  5    2.  When the offender is committed to a county jail, or to
  2  6 an alternate facility, the office or individual charged with
  2  7 supervision of the offender shall prepare a restitution plan
  2  8 of payment taking into consideration the offender's income,
  2  9 physical and mental health, age, education, employment and
  2 10 family circumstances.
  2 11    a.  The office or individual charged with supervision of
  2 12 the offender shall review the plan of restitution ordered by
  2 13 the court, and shall submit a restitution plan of payment to
  2 14 the sentencing court.
  2 15    b.  When community service is ordered by the court as
  2 16 restitution, the restitution plan of payment shall set out a
  2 17 plan to meet the requirement for the community service.
  2 18    c.  The court may approve or modify the plan of restitution
  2 19 and restitution plan of payment.
  2 20    d.  When there is a significant change in the offender's
  2 21 income or circumstances, the office or individual which has
  2 22 supervision of the plan of payment shall submit a modified
  2 23 restitution plan of payment to the court.
  2 24    3.  When there is a transfer of supervision from one office
  2 25 or individual charged with supervision of the offender to
  2 26 another, the sending office or individual shall forward to the
  2 27 receiving office or individual all necessary information
  2 28 regarding the balance owed against the original amount of
  2 29 restitution ordered and the balance of public service
  2 30 required.
  2 31    When the offender's circumstances and income have
  2 32 significantly changed, the receiving office or individual
  2 33 shall submit a new plan of payment to the sentencing court for
  2 34 approval or modification based on the considerations
  2 35 enumerated in this section.
  3  1    Sec. 2.  Section 910.5, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to
  3  2 read as follows:
  3  3    910.5  CONDITION OF WORK RELEASE OR PAROLE.
  3  4    1.  a.  When an offender is committed to the custody of the
  3  5 director of the Iowa department of corrections pursuant to a
  3  6 sentence of confinement, the sentencing court shall forward to
  3  7 the director, a copy of the offender's restitution plan,
  3  8 present restitution payment plan if any, and other pertinent
  3  9 information concerning or affecting restitution by the
  3 10 offender.
  3 11    b.  However, if If the offender is committed to the custody
  3 12 of the director after revocation of probation, this all
  3 13 information regarding the offender's restitution plan shall be
  3 14 forwarded by the offender's probation officer.
  3 15    c.  An offender committed to a penal or correctional
  3 16 facility of the state shall make restitution while placed in
  3 17 that facility.
  3 18    d.  Upon commitment to the custody of the director of the
  3 19 Iowa department of corrections, the director or the director's
  3 20 designee shall prepare a restitution plan of payment or modify
  3 21 any existing plan of payment.
  3 22    (1)  The new or modified plan of payment shall reflect the
  3 23 offender's present circumstances concerning the offender's
  3 24 income, physical and mental health, education, employment, and
  3 25 family circumstances.
  3 26    (2)  The director or the director's designee may modify the
  3 27 plan of payment at any time to reflect the offender's present
  3 28 circumstances.
  3 29    e.  After the expiration of the offender's sentence, the
  3 30 failure of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution
  3 31 ordered by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  Upon
  3 32 the expiration of the offender's sentence, the department
  3 33 shall notify the court which sentenced the offender and the
  3 34 court shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for
  3 35 the balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender
  4  1 to the victim of the crime.
  4  2    2.  If an offender is to be placed on work release from an
  4  3 institution under the control of the director of the Iowa
  4  4 department of corrections, restitution shall be a condition of
  4  5 work release.
  4  6    a.  The chief of the bureau of community correctional
  4  7 services of the Iowa department of corrections shall prepare a
  4  8 restitution plan of payment or may modify any previously
  4  9 existing restitution plan of payment.
  4 10    (1)  The new or modified plan of payment shall reflect the
  4 11 offender's present circumstances concerning the offender's
  4 12 income, physical and mental health, education, employment, and
  4 13 family circumstances.
  4 14    (2)  The bureau chief may modify the plan of payment at any
  4 15 time to reflect the offender's present circumstances.
  4 16    b.  Failure of the offender to comply with the restitution
  4 17 plan of payment, including the community service requirement,
  4 18 if any, shall constitute a violation of a condition of work
  4 19 release and the work release privilege may be revoked.
  4 20    c.  After the expiration of the offender's sentence, the
  4 21 failure of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution
  4 22 ordered by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  Upon
  4 23 the expiration of the offender's sentence, the bureau chief
  4 24 shall notify the court which sentenced the offender and the
  4 25 court shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for
  4 26 the balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender
  4 27 to the victim of the crime.
  4 28    3.  If an offender is to be placed on work release from a
  4 29 facility under control of a county sheriff or the judicial
  4 30 district department of correctional services, restitution
  4 31 shall be a condition of work release.
  4 32    a.  The office or individual charged with supervision of
  4 33 the offender shall prepare a restitution plan of payment or
  4 34 may modify any previously existing restitution plan of
  4 35 payment.
  5  1    (1)  The new or modified plan of payment shall reflect the
  5  2 offender's present circumstances concerning the offender's
  5  3 income, physical and mental health, education, employment and
  5  4 family circumstances.
  5  5    (2)  Failure of the offender to comply with the restitution
  5  6 plan of payment including the community service requirement,
  5  7 if any, constitutes a violation of a condition of work
  5  8 release.
  5  9    (3)  The office or individual charged with supervision of
  5 10 the offender may modify the plan of restitution at any time to
  5 11 reflect the offender's present circumstances.
  5 12    b.  After the expiration of the offender's sentence, the
  5 13 failure of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution
  5 14 ordered by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  Upon
  5 15 the expiration of the offender's sentence, the office or
  5 16 individual charged with supervision of the offender shall
  5 17 notify the court which sentenced the offender and the court
  5 18 shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for the
  5 19 balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender to
  5 20 the victim of the crime.
  5 21    4.  If an offender is to be placed on parole, restitution
  5 22 shall be a condition of parole.
  5 23    a.  The district department of correctional services to
  5 24 which the offender will be assigned shall prepare a
  5 25 restitution plan of payment or may modify any previously
  5 26 existing restitution plan of payment.
  5 27    (1)  The new or modified plan of payment shall reflect the
  5 28 offender's present circumstances concerning the offender's
  5 29 income, physical and mental health, education, employment, and
  5 30 family circumstances.
  5 31    (2)  Failure of the offender to comply with the restitution
  5 32 plan of payment including a community service requirement, if
  5 33 any, shall constitute a violation of a condition of parole.
  5 34    (3)  The parole officer may modify the plan of payment any
  5 35 time to reflect the offender's present circumstances.
  6  1    (4)  A restitution plan of payment or modified plan of
  6  2 payment, prepared by a parole officer, must meet the approval
  6  3 of the director of the district department of correctional
  6  4 services.
  6  5    b.  After the expiration of the offender's sentence, the
  6  6 failure of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution
  6  7 ordered by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  Upon
  6  8 the expiration of the offender's sentence, the parole officer
  6  9 shall notify the court which sentenced the offender and the
  6 10 court shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for
  6 11 the balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender
  6 12 to the victim of the crime.
  6 13    5.  The director of the Iowa department of corrections
  6 14 shall promulgate adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
  6 15 concerning the policies and procedures to be used in preparing
  6 16 and implementing restitution plans of payment for offenders
  6 17 who are committed to an institution under the control of the
  6 18 director of the Iowa department of corrections, for offenders
  6 19 who are to be released on work release from institutions under
  6 20 the control of the director of the Iowa department of
  6 21 corrections, for offenders who are placed on probation, and
  6 22 for offenders who are released on parole.  
  6 23                           EXPLANATION
  6 24    Section 910.7A provides that every restitution order
  6 25 entered by the judge constitutes a judgement as of the time
  6 26 the original order is entered.  In this bill, Code language is
  6 27 deleted that requires a court to enter a civil judgment after
  6 28 entry of the order of restitution.  
  6 29 LSB 3722XL 76
  6 30 jls/jw/5
     

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