(Radio Iowa) – Officials in the Iowa state courts say they’re working to fix computer programming mistakes that led to incorrect distribution of 26-and-a-half million in court debts over the past five years.
A computer program distributes court fees and fines to cities, counties and more than a dozen different state and local funds. Court officials say the legislature made changes in 2020 and 2021 that complicated an already elaborate distribution system. A report from the National Center for State Courts says the system is not unique to Iowa, but retroactive, and sometimes conflicting legislation caused confusion and ultimately the errors in computer coding.
The statement from the Judicial Branch confirms court officials are still in the process of correcting the errors.
