Bill Text: IA HF842 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of certain documents.(Formerly HF 545, HF 57.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-06 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF842 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF842-Introduced.html
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842
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
545)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
57)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
assessment
of
fees
when
a
public
1
defender
or
designee
requests
copies
of
certain
documents.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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842
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
815.16
Fees
for
requests
for
copies
1
of
documents.
2
A
written
request
for
a
discovery
document
by
a
public
3
defender
or
public
defender’s
designee
under
the
applicable
4
rules
of
criminal
procedure
shall
be
provided
at
no
more
than
5
ten
dollars
per
document
request
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
6
the
court.
A
request
for
multiple
discovery
documents
at
7
the
same
time
shall
be
considered
a
single
request.
Digital
8
discovery
documents
shall
be
provided
in
a
format
that
is
9
generally
accessible
to
the
public.
However,
no
fee
shall
be
10
charged
if
the
discovery
document
requested
is
available
on
a
11
cloud-based
system
or
if
the
discovery
document
is
available
12
for
downloading
by
an
individual
from
an
existing
system
such
13
as
a
state,
county,
or
city
internet
site.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
the
assessment
of
fees
when
a
public
18
defender
or
designee
requests
copies
of
certain
documents.
19
The
bill
provides
that
a
written
request
for
a
discovery
20
document
by
a
public
defender
or
public
defender’s
designee
21
shall
be
provided
at
no
more
than
$10
per
document
request
22
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
the
court.
A
request
for
multiple
23
discovery
documents
made
at
the
same
time
is
considered
to
24
be
a
single
request.
Digital
discovery
documents
shall
be
25
provided
in
a
format
that
is
generally
accessible
to
the
26
public.
However,
no
fee
will
be
charged
if
the
discovery
27
document
requested
is
available
on
a
cloud-based
system
or
28
if
the
discovery
document
is
available
for
downloading
by
an
29
individual
from
an
existing
system
such
as
a
state,
county,
or
30
city
internet
site.
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