This bill amends the distribution of collected criminal case fines in Iowa, specifically altering the percentages allocated to the state court administrator and county treasurer. Under the current law, 91 percent of the fine goes to the state court administrator and 9 percent to the county treasurer. The bill changes these allocations to 85 percent for the state court administrator and 8 percent for the county treasurer, while introducing a new allocation of 7 percent to a victim restitution fund established by the bill.

The newly created victim restitution fund will be a separate fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Justice. Funds deposited into this account will be used for restitution related to pecuniary damages and for the death of a victim, as outlined in existing Iowa Code sections. Additionally, the bill stipulates that any unencumbered or unobligated funds at the end of a fiscal year will not revert but will remain available for future expenditures.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 602.8106