Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.1509

  • Judicial officer: means a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
602.1509 Expenses.
1. When a judicial officer, court employee, or other person providing professional services to the courts is required to travel in the discharge of official duties, the person shall be paid actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties, not to exceed a maximum amount established by the supreme court. The supreme court shall prescribe procedures to establish the maximum amount, terms, and conditions for reimbursement of the expenses.
2. The supreme court may authorize juvenile court officers to receive a monthly allowance for use of an automobile in the discharge of official duties in lieu of receiving an expense reimbursement based on mileage.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1509, 10201
Referred to in §602.1511, 602.1512, 602.4305, 602.5205, 602.9206, 622.69
For certain fiscal years, a judicial officer may waive travel reimbursement for any travel outside the judicial officer’s county of residence to conduct official judicial business; 2015 Acts, ch 134, §3, 8; 2017 Acts, ch 166, §4, 11; 2019 Acts, ch 155, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 2021
Acts, ch 168, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1145, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 114, §3