House File 2224

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                                       BY  QUIRK


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to serving a period of confinement in lieu of
  2    paying an outstanding fine.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5119HH 80
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  909.5A  FINES == CREDIT FOR TIME
  1  2 SERVED.
  1  3    If a person has not paid a fine and an arrest warrant is
  1  4 issued for the person based solely on the unpaid fine, the
  1  5 court may, in its discretion, order that the person receive
  1  6 credit for any time served after the person was arrested on
  1  7 the warrant, in lieu of paying the outstanding fine.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill provides that if a person has not paid a fine and
  1 10 an arrest warrant is issued for the person based solely on the
  1 11 unpaid fine, the court may, in its discretion, order that the
  1 12 person receive credit for any time served after the person was
  1 13 arrested on the warrant, in lieu of paying the outstanding
  1 14 fine.
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