Bill Text: IA HF174 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to eligibility to enter into installment agreements for the collection of court debt.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-01 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 170. [HF174 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF174-Introduced.html
House File 174 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY MILLER A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to eligibility to enter into installment 2 agreements for the collection of court debt. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1381YH (1) 87 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.210B, subsection 12, Code 2017, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 12. A person is eligible to enter into five installment 1 4 agreements in the person's lifetime. There shall be no minimum 1 5 delinquent amount required to be owed by a person for the 1 6 person to be eligible to enter into an installment agreement 1 7 under this section. 1 8 EXPLANATION 1 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 10 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 11 Code section 321.210B provides that if a person's fine, 1 12 penalty, surcharge, or court cost is deemed delinquent and the 1 13 person's driver's license has been suspended, the person may 1 14 execute an installment agreement with the county attorney, 1 15 the county attorney's designee, or the private collection 1 16 designee under contract with the judicial branch to pay the 1 17 delinquent amount. This bill provides that there shall be no 1 18 minimum delinquent amount required to be owed by a person for 1 19 the person to be eligible to enter into such an installment 1 20 agreement. LSB 1381YH (1) 87 ns/nh