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Iowa Ct. R. 22.18
Transportation
22.18(1) Route and conveyance. Transportation shall be by the usually traveled route. Mileage
shall be based on mileage published by the department of transportation. Reimbursement shall be
limited to the most economical means of conveyance available.
22.18(2) Mileage — personal car. Judicial officers and court employees shall be reimbursed
their mileage expense when required in the discharge of official duties to travel outside their
official domicile. Reimbursement shall be for the miles driven from the official domicile or
employee’s residence, whichever is less, to the work location. In no instance shall employees and
judicial officers be reimbursed for more than actual miles driven. Carpooling is recommended
whenever possible. The allowance for use of a private automobile on official judicial branch
business shall be established by order of the supreme court and shall be presumed to include
all automobile expenses. Additionally, judicial officers and court employees shall be reimbursed
their mileage expense for travel required in the discharge of official duties within the continuous
metropolitan area of their official domicile. Travel directly between employees’ and judicial
officers’ residences and their official domiciles will not be reimbursed.
22.18(3) Transportation other than private automobile. Expenses for transportation other
than private automobile are reimbursed on an actual incurred cost basis and must be claimed
accompanied by an original receipt.
22.18(4) Reimbursement of parking. Reimbursement for parking expense is allowable when
mileage is claimed. Receipts for parking, taxi and/or other transportation expenses, are not
required when the total amount, per day, does not exceed $15. Receipts must be attached to the
travel voucher for employees to receive reimbursement for the above expenses in excess of $15
per day.
History
[Court Order November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; August 29, 2002; Supervisory Order August 10, 2004; Court Order August 31, 2020, effective September 1, 2020]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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