DMMCLR  11.0
        Use of a Collection Agency and Assessment as Court
           Cost of amounts Paid for Collection Services


     (a)  The court shall use the services of a collection
agency for the purposes of   collecting unpaid and
delinquent penalties on infractions, criminal fines, costs,
assessments and forfeitures, on the terms and conditions of
the contract for collection services between the City of Des
Moines and said collection agency, and may be subsequently amended.

     (b)  The collection agency’s fee or charge, as set
forth in said contract, shall be added by the collection
agency as a court cost to the total judgment of the court
against each defendant whose account is referred by the
court to the collection agency.


(Adopted effective July 1, 1998.)