HF 2697 (LSB 6056HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2697

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 616)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2026-03-04)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 910.2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  Notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, the court may order as part of the dismissal of a public offense or violation of an ordinance that the defendant pay pecuniary damages to the victim, category “B” restitution, which shall include court costs.