Iowa § 364.22B Collection of judgment debt

Iowa Statutes

§ 364.22B — Collection of judgment debt

Iowa § 364.22B

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 364POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITIES

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Iowa Code § 364.22B (2026).

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1.As used in this section, “judgment debt” means any criminal penalty, any personal judgment for a civil penalty, or any personal or in rem judgment for the costs of abating a nuisance or other violation, owing to a city in any proceeding brought as a municipal infraction under section 364.22, or in a civil nuisance proceeding under chapter 657, or in a criminal proceeding for a misdemeanor violation under a city ordinance.

2.Judgment debt owing to a city is deemed delinquent if it is not paid within thirty days after the date it is assessed. An amount which was ordered by the court to be paid on a date fixed in the future is deemed delinquent if it is not received by the clerk of court within thirty days after the fixed date set out in the court order. If an amount was ordered to be pai

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1. As used in this section, “judgment debt” means any criminal penalty, any personal
judgment for a civil penalty, or any personal or in rem judgment for the costs of abating
a nuisance or other violation, owing to a city in any proceeding brought as a municipal
infraction under section 364.22, or in a civil nuisance proceeding under chapter 657, or in a
criminal proceeding for a misdemeanor violation under a city ordinance.
2. Judgment debt owing to a city is deemed delinquent if it is not paid within thirty days
after the date it is assessed. An amount which was ordered by the court to be paid on a date
fixed in the future is deemed delinquent if it is not received by the clerk of court within thirty
days after the fixed date set out in the court order. If an amount was ordered to be paid in
installments and an installment is not received within thirty days after the date it is due, the
entire amount of the judgment debt is deemed delinquent.
3. a. Acitymaycontractwithaprivatecollectiondesigneeforthecollectionofajudgment
debt sixty days after the judgment debt in a case is deemed delinquent pursuant to subsection
2.
b. The contract shall provide for a collection fee of up to twenty-five percent of the
amount of the balance of the judgment debt in a case deemed delinquent. The collection fee
shall be added to the amount of the judgment debt deemed delinquent. The amount of the
judgment debt deemed delinquent and the collection fee shall be owed by and collected from
the defendant. The collection fee shall be used to compensate the private collection designee.