Payment Plan

A Financial Affidavit and Questionnaire must be filled out regarding why you are applying for a payment plan. You must check all options that apply.

The County Attorney’ Office will prepare the type of Payment Plan you request on the questionnaire page and mail a letter to the address you put on your application when your plan is ready to be signed.

Driver's License Reinstatement Payment Plan

If you want a driver’s license reinstatement payment plan (CAPPS/DLR), you are required to have and keep vehicle insurance while on the payment plan. If you do not own a car, you must have non-owner’s insurance or be listed as a driver on another policy.

Once your application has been approved, it will take approximately fourteen days after you sign the plan(s) to get your driver’s license. You must contact the Iowa Department of Transportation and meet all of the requirements to obtain a license.

• Driver License Reinsatement Program FAQs

Vehicle Registration

For vehicle registration, once entering into a payment plan and completing the options you were given, you maybe eligible for a release (good for 10 days) to renew your vehicle registration if needed. If you need a release to allow you to register a vehicle, you will need to sign up for a payment plan and make a payment of at least 10% of your past-due court debt. Once you meet the requirements and receive your release, the release will be good for 10 days.

You are required to get on a payment plan(s) for all your delinquent fines.

Payment Plan Requirements

If you have been previously revoked from any Monona County Attorney payment plan, any other county or have been noncompliant with any prior Monona County Attorney payment plans, it will be at the county attorney’s discretion whether you are eligible for a new payment plan. See DLRP FAQs for more information.

• If you have pending criminal charges of an indictable nature, you may be denied from being approved for a payment plan until the pending charges have been resolved. This will be at the discretion of the county attorney. If you have an active arrest warrant, you may be required to take care of that warrant prior to being approved for a payment plan.
• All unpaid/delinquent fines must be at least thirty one (31) days past due and over $400 to qualify for a monthly payment plan.
• If you have any DOT Civil penalties due to a charge of (1) operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or (2) failing to obtain/maintain financial liability coverage (auto insurance), you may need to pay that civil penalty directly to the DOT.
• If any fines from another county or counties is suspending your driving privileges, you will need to inform the county attorney’s office if you would like those fines included in a Monona County Attorney Driver’s License Reinstatement payment plan. This will need to be approved by the other county or counties and the Monona County Attorney’s Office.
• You will be required to make an initial payment at the time you sign the payment plan.
• If you are trying to obtain a driver’s license in another state and you wish to be on the driver’s license reinstatement payment plan, you will be required to pay a large down-payment for delinquent fines as your initial payment.
• If you are applying for a driver’s license reinstatement plan, you must be current on all child support obligations.
• If you are employed, you may be required to sign a Voluntary Wage Assignment before being approved for a payment plan.
• Applications are processed in the order they are received. If you have not heard from us within 30 days, please contact the County Attorney’s Office regarding the status of your application.

*** Acceptance or refusal into the Monona County Attorney’s Office Driver’s License Reinstatement Payment Plan or any other County Attorney Payment Plan is subject to the discretion of the Monona County Attorney’s Office. ***