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House Journal: Page 1204: Monday, April 14, 1997

42   provided by the offender's plan of restitution.
43   "Restitution" also includes fines, penalties, and
44   surcharges, the contribution of funds to a local
45   anticrime organization which provided assistance to
46   law enforcement in an offender's case, the payment of
47   crime victim compensation program reimbursements,
48   court costs including correctional fees approved
49   pursuant to section 356.7, court-appointed attorney's
50   fees, or the expense of a public defender, and the

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 1   performance of a public service by an offender in an
 2   amount set by the court when the offender cannot
 3   reasonably pay all or part of the court costs
 4   including correctional fees approved pursuant to
 5   section 356.7, court-appointed attorney's fees, or the
 6   expense of a public defender.
 7     Sec. ___.  Section 910.2, Code 1997, is amended to
 8   read as follows:
 9     910.2  RESTITUTION OR COMMUNITY SERVICE TO BE
10   ORDERED BY SENTENCING COURT.
11     In all criminal cases in which there is a plea of
12   guilty, verdict of guilty, or special verdict upon
13   which a judgment of conviction is rendered, the
14   sentencing court shall order that restitution be made
15   by each offender to the victims of the offender's
16   criminal activities, to the clerk of court for fines,
17   penalties, surcharges, and, to the extent that the
18   offender is reasonably able to pay, for crime victim
19   assistance reimbursement, court costs including
20   correctional fees approved pursuant to section 356.7,
21   court-appointed attorney's fees, or the expense of a
22   public defender when applicable, or contribution to a
23   local anticrime organization.  However, victims shall
24   be paid in full before fines, penalties, and
25   surcharges, crime victim compensation program
26   reimbursement, court costs including correctional fees
27   approved pursuant to section 356.7, court-appointed
28   attorney's fees, the expenses of a public defender, or
29   contribution to a local anticrime organization are
30   paid.  In structuring a plan of restitution, the court
31   shall provide for payments in the following order of
32   priority:  victim, fines, penalties, and surcharges,
33   crime victim compensation program reimbursement, court
34   costs including correctional fees approved pursuant to
35   section 356.7, court-appointed attorney's fees, or the
36   expense of a public defender, and contribution to a
37   local anticrime organization.
38     When the offender is not reasonably able to pay all
39   or a part of the crime victim compensation program
40   reimbursement, court costs including correctional fees
41   approved pursuant to section 356.7, court-appointed

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