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House Journal: Page 1944: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

 contempt of court.  Upon the expiration of the offender's
sentence, the office or individual charged with supervision of
the offender shall notify the court which sentenced the offender
and the court shall enter a civil judgment against the offender
for the balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender
to the victim of the crime.
4.  If an offender is to be placed on parole, restitution shall
be a condition of parole.
a.  The district department of correctional services to
which the offender will be assigned shall prepare a restitution
plan of payment or may modify any previously existing
restitution plan of payment.
(1)  The new or modified plan of payment shall reflect the
offender's present circumstances concerning the offender's
income, physical and mental health, education, employment, and
family circumstances.
(2)  Failure of the offender to comply with the restitution
plan of payment including a community service requirement, if
any, shall constitute a violation of a condition of parole.
(3)  The parole officer may modify the plan of payment any
time to reflect the offender's present circumstances.
(4)  A restitution plan of payment or modified plan of
payment, prepared by a parole officer, must meet the approval of
the director of the district department of correctional services.
b.  After the expiration of the offender's sentence, the
failure of an offender to comply with the plan of restitution
ordered by the court shall constitute contempt of court.  Upon
the expiration of the offender's sentence, the parole officer
shall notify the court which sentenced the offender and the
court shall enter a civil judgment against the offender for the
balance, if any, of any restitution owed by the offender to the
victim of the crime.
5.  The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall
promulgate adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
concerning the policies and procedures to be used in preparing
and implementing restitution plans of payment for offenders who
are committed to an institution under the control of the
director of the Iowa department of corrections, for offenders
who are to be released on work release from institutions under
the control of the director of the Iowa department of
corrections, for offenders who are placed on probation, and for
offenders who are released on parole.
Sec.    .  LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS - STUDY.  The
legislative council is requested to establish an interim
committee to study issues concerning the provision of legal
representation to indigents.  Matters to be reviewed by the
interim committee shall include, but are not limited to,
reclassification of indictable misdemeanors as simple
misdemeanors, the efficiencies of the state public defender's
office, and recoupment of indigent defense costs.  The
legislative fiscal bureau, the department of justice, and the
state public defender shall provide information requested by the
committee pertaining to indigent defense, including but not
limited to information concerning total cost expenditures by the
state public defender, including costs for employee salaries and
benefits and for all related office expenses, and statistical
data concerning crimes for which penalties have been increased,
or which have been recently reclassified as a higher level
offense.  The interim committee shall consider input from the
Iowa state bar

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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