House
File
249
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
249
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
78)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fees
charged
to
a
prisoner
in
the
custody
of
1
a
county
sheriff
or
municipality
for
administrative
costs,
2
room
and
board,
and
medical
aid.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
1627HV
(1)
90
as/rh
H.F.
249
Section
1.
Section
356.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Upon
receipt
of
a
claim
for
reimbursement,
the
court
3
shall
approve
the
claim
in
favor
of
the
sheriff
or
the
county,
4
or
the
municipality,
for
the
amount
owed
by
the
prisoner
as
5
identified
in
the
claim
and
any
fees
or
charges
associated
6
with
the
filing
or
processing
of
the
claim
with
the
court.
7
The
claim
shall
be
approved
without
regard
to
the
prisoner’s
8
reasonable
ability
to
pay.
The
sheriff
or
municipality
may
9
choose
to
enforce
the
claim
in
the
manner
provided
in
chapter
10
626
.
Once
approved
by
the
court,
the
claim
for
the
amount
owed
11
by
the
person
shall
have
the
force
and
effect
of
a
judgment
12
for
purposes
of
enforcement
by
the
sheriff
or
municipality.
13
However,
irrespective
of
whether
the
judgment
lien
for
the
14
amount
of
the
claim
has
been
perfected,
the
claim
shall
15
not
have
priority
over
competing
claims
for
child
support
16
obligations
owed
by
the
person.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
fees
charged
to
a
prisoner
in
the
21
custody
of
a
county
sheriff
or
municipality
for
administrative
22
costs,
room
and
board,
and
medical
aid.
23
Current
law
provides
that
the
county
sheriff,
or
a
24
municipality
operating
a
temporary
municipal
holding
facility
25
or
jail,
may
charge
a
prisoner
who
is
18
years
of
age
or
older
26
and
who
has
been
convicted
of
a
criminal
offense
or
sentenced
27
for
contempt
of
court
for
violation
of
a
domestic
abuse
order
28
for
the
actual
administrative
costs
relating
to
the
arrest
29
and
booking
of
that
prisoner,
for
room
and
board
provided
to
30
the
prisoner
while
in
the
custody
of
the
county
sheriff
or
31
municipality
and
for
any
medical
aid
provided
to
the
prisoner.
32
The
bill
adds
language
which
clarifies
that
a
reimbursement
33
claim
made
by
a
sheriff
or
the
county
shall
be
approved
by
a
34
court
without
regard
to
the
prisoner’s
reasonable
ability
to
35
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LSB
1627HV
(1)
90
as/rh
1/
2
H.F.
249
pay.
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1627HV
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