LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION
OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA

CHAPTER 133

CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS' RESTITUTION PLANS — PETITIONS

S.F. 393   Bill History

AN ACT relating to a petition to the court for a hearing on a criminal defendant's restitution plan.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Section 910.7, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:

910.7 PETITION FOR HEARING.

1. At any time during the period of probation, parole, or incarceration, the offender or the office or individual who prepared the offender's restitution plan may petition the court on any matter related to the plan of restitution or restitution plan of payment and the court shall grant a hearing if on the face of the petition it appears that a hearing is warranted.

2. The After a petition has been filed, the court, at any time prior to the expiration of the offender's sentence, provided the required notice has been given pursuant to subsection 3, may modify the plan of restitution or the restitution plan of payment, or both, and may extend the period of time for the completion of restitution.

3. If a petition related to a plan of restitution has been filed, the offender, the county attorney, the department of corrections if the offender is currently confined in a correctional institution, the office or individual who prepared the offender's restitution plan, and the victim, shall receive notice prior to any hearing under this section.

Approved May 16, 2001



Updated: 29-Oct-2001 01:32 PM
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