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The Office of the State Public Defender is responsible for coordinating Iowa's Indigent Defense System.
The Iowa State Public Defender Website (website) is to be used for the submittal of electronic documents required for payment of indigent defense fee claims. Unauthorized access or use of the website may subject violators to criminal, civil, and/or administrative action.
Please see the Resources page within the Online Claims Submission website for help submitting a claim. You can also contact our office at claims@spd.state.ia.us for more assistance.
Our mission is to ensure that all indigent persons in Iowa are provided high quality legal representation in criminal, juvenile, and other eligible proceedings in the most efficient and fiscally responsible manner. The office is led by the State Public Defender, who is appointed by the Governor.
The Iowa Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) is located in Des Moines, Iowa. This office consists of an Appellate Defender Division and a special defense unit located within the OSPD office.
The Iowa Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) has a local divisional office located in Iowa City. For the most part, the Iowa City office is accountable for coordinating and administering the Indigent Defense System in Johnson County and nearby areas.
Iowa’s indigent defense system continues to be strong. The approximately 223 employees of the State Public Defender (SPD) System efficiently provide high quality representation. In FY 2020, SPD offices closed cases involving more than 91,758 charges.
State Public Defender. The Ombudsman has jurisdiction to investigate complaints about the Iowa Public Defender’s office and its attorney-employees. However, we do not have jurisdiction over the contract attorneys used by the Public Defender’s office.
The State Public Defender coordinates provision of legal representation to indigent persons under arrest or charged with a crime, in juvenile cases, and on appeal in criminal and...
6200 Park Ave 1st Floor Des Moines, IA 50321 United States.