Ability to Pay

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 Iowa Iowa Code § 909.7 Ability to pay fine presumed.

1. A defendant is presumed to be able to pay a fine. However, if the defendant proves to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant cannot pay the fine, the

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defendant shall not be sentenced to confinement for the failure to pay the fine.

2. A defendant who proves that the defendant cannot pay the fine may, at the discretion of the court, be ordered to perform community service pursuant to section 909.3A.

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Community service instead of a fine (additionally, not being imprisoned for failure to pay)

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