The county attorney of a county in which a judgment of conviction and sentence under section 707.2, 707.3, 707.4, 707.5, or 707.6A is rendered against a defendant relating to a person's death shall notify in writing the clerk of the district court of the county of the person's residence. Such notification shall be for the purpose of the county of the person's residence recovering from the defendant the fee and expenses incurred investigating the person's death pursuant to section 331.802, subsection 2.
Iowa Code § 910.3A
96 Acts, ch 1139, §2