1. As used in this section, “judgment debt” means any criminal penalty, any personal judgment for a civilpenalty, or any personal or in rem judgment for the costs of abating a nuisance or other violation, owing to a city in any proceeding brought as a municipal infraction under section 364.22, or in a civil nuisance proceeding under chapter 657, or in a criminal proceeding for a misdemeanor violation under a city ordinance. 2. Judgment debt owing to a city is deemed delinquent ifit isnot paid within thirty days after the date itis assessed. An amount which was ordered by the court to be paid on a date fixed in the future is deemed delinquent ifitis not received by the clerk of court within thirty days after the fixed date set out in the court order. If an amount was ordered to be paid in installments and an installment is not received within thirty days after the date it isdue, the entire amount of the judgment debt is deemed delinquent. 3. a. A citymay contract with aprivate collection designeefor the collection of ajudgment debt sixty days after the judgment debt in a case isdeemed delinquent pursuant to subsection 2. b. The contract shall provide for a collection fee of up to twenty-five percent of the amount of the balance of the judgment debt in a case deemed delinquent. The collection fee shall be added to the amount of the judgment debt deemed delinquent. The amount of the judgment debt deemed delinquent and the collection fee shall be owed by and collected from the defendant. The collection fee shall be used to compensate the private collection designee.
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