Committee report calls for privatizing court debt collection after fund errors

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 998

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Republicans on the House Government Oversight Committee approved the committee’s report Tuesday recommending an independent audit and transfer of the judicial branch’s court debt collection system to an outside firm.

Rep. Charley Thomson, R-Charles City, authored the committee report investigating the misallocation of $27.5 million in court debt funds caused by programming errors in previous years.

The Iowa Judicial Branch’s case management system was the subject of scrutiny during the 2025 legislative session as well, …

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