Iowa Code Title XVI. Criminal Law and Procedure [Chs. 687-916] § 909.5. Nonpayment of fines and court costs--contempt
Current as of January 01, 2020 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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A person who is able to pay a fine, court-imposed court costs for a criminal proceeding, or both, or an installment of the fine or the court-imposed court costs, or both, and who refuses to do so, or who fails to make a good faith effort to pay the fine, court costs, or both, or any installment thereof, shall be held in contempt of court.
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