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IA Code § 902.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 902 - FELONIES|Section 902.12 - Minimum sentence for certain felonies — eligibility for parole or work release.

902.12 Minimum sentence for certain felonies — eligibility for parole or work release.   1. A person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies, including a person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies prior to July 1, 2003, shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence:   a. Murder in the second degree in violation of section 707.3.   b. Attempted murder in violation of section 707.11, except as provided in section 707.11, subsection 5.   c. Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of section 709.3.   d. Kidnapping in the second degree in violation of section 710.3.   e. Robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.3, except as determined in subsection 4.   f. Vehicular homicide in violation of section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, if the person was also convicted under section 321.261, subsection 4, based on the same facts or event that resulted in the conviction under section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2.   2. A person serving a sentence for a conviction of child endangerment as defined in section 726.6, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, that is described and punishable under section 726.6, subsection 4, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between three-tenths and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence as determined under section 901.11, subsection 2.   3. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the first degree in violation of section 711.2 for a conviction that occurs on or after July 1, 2018, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence as determined under section 901.11, subsection 3.   4. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.3 for a conviction that occurs on or after July 1, 2016, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence as determined under section 901.11, subsection 4.   5. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for arson in the first degree in violation of section 712.2 that occurs on or after July 1, 2019, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence as determined under section 901.11, subsection 5.  96 Acts, ch 1151, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1007, §1, 2; 98 Acts, ch 1088, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 156, §11, 12; 2004 Acts, ch 1150, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1082, §3; 2016 Acts, ch 1104, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §17; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §7, 8, 39  Referred to in §901.11, 903A.2, 905.6, 905.11, 906.4, 906.15
IA Code § 902.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 902 - FELONIES|Section 902.13 - Minimum sentence for certain domestic abuse assault offenses.

902.13 Minimum sentence for certain domestic abuse assault offenses.   1. A person who has been convicted of a third or subsequent offense of domestic abuse assault under section 708.2A, subsection 4, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-fifth of the maximum term and the maximum term of the person’s sentence as provided in subsection 2.   2. The sentencing court shall determine, after receiving and examining all pertinent information referred to in section 901.5, the minimum term of confinement, within the parameters set forth in subsection 1, required to be served before a person may be paroled or placed on work release.  2017 Acts, ch 83, §5  Referred to in §708.2A, 903A.2, 907.3
IA Code § 902.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 902 - FELONIES|Section 902.14 - Enhanced penalty — sexual abuse or lascivious acts with a child.

902.14 Enhanced penalty — sexual abuse or lascivious acts with a child.   1. A person commits a class “A” felony if the person commits a second or subsequent offense involving any combination of the following offenses:   a. Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of section 709.3.   b. Sexual abuse in the third degree in violation of section 709.4.   c. Lascivious acts with a child in violation of section 709.8, subsection 1, paragraph “a” or “b”.   d. Continuous sexual abuse of a child in violation of section 709.23.   2. In determining if a violation charged is a second or subsequent offense for purposes of criminal sentencing in this section, each previous violation on which conviction or deferral of judgment was entered prior to the date of the violation charged shall be considered and counted as a separate previous offense, regardless of whether the previous offense occurred before, on, or after July 1, 2005. Convictions or the equivalent of deferred judgments for violations in any other states under statutes substantially corresponding to the offenses listed in subsection 1 shall be counted as previous offenses. The courts shall judicially notice the statutes of other states which define offenses substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in subsection 1 and can therefore be considered corresponding statutes.  2005 Acts, ch 158, §38; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §260; 2020 Acts, ch 1115, §5  Subsection 1, NEW paragraph d
IA Code § 903.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS|Section 903.2 - Reconsideration of misdemeanant’s sentence.

903.2 Reconsideration of misdemeanant’s sentence.   For a period of thirty days from the date when a person convicted of a misdemeanor begins to serve a sentence of confinement, the court may order the person to be returned to the court, at which time the court may review its previous action and reaffirm it or substitute for it any sentence permitted by law. The sentencing court retains jurisdiction for the limited purposes of conducting such review and entering an appropriate order notwithstanding the timely filing of a notice of appeal or an application for discretionary review. The court’s final order in the proceeding shall be delivered to the defendant personally or by regular mail. Such action is discretionary with the court and its decision to take the action or not to take the action is not subject to appeal. The other provisions of this section notwithstanding, for the purposes of appeal a judgment of conviction is a final judgment when pronounced.  [C79, 81, §903.2]  84 Acts, ch 1139, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §60  Referred to in §901.5
IA Code § 903.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS|Section 903.3 - Work release.

903.3 Work release.   The court may direct that a prisoner sentenced to confinement in a county jail, alternate jail facility, or community correctional residential treatment facility, be released from custody during specified hours, as provided by sections 356.26 to 356.35.  [C79, 81, §903.3]  83 Acts, ch 39, §1
IA Code § 903.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS|Section 903.4 - Providing place of confinement.

903.4 Providing place of confinement.   All persons sentenced to confinement for a period of one year or less shall be confined in a place to be furnished by the county where the conviction was had unless the person is presently committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, in which case the provisions of section 901.8 apply. All persons sentenced to confinement for a period of more than one year shall be committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections to be confined in a place to be designated by the director and the cost of the confinement shall be borne by the state. The director may contract with local governmental units for the use of detention or correctional facilities maintained by the units for the confinement of such persons.  [C79, 81, §903.4]  83 Acts, ch 96, §133, 159; 2001 Acts, ch 165, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 156, §13  Referred to in §331.381, 902.3
IA Code § 903.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS|Section 903.5 - Local facilities preferred for misdemeanants.

903.5 Local facilities preferred for misdemeanants.   In designating places of confinement of misdemeanants, the department shall make optimum use of local facilities offering correctional programs, where such are available. Where a choice of facilities is offered, a choice of the facility nearest the prisoner’s home shall be preferred, if such choice is compatible with the rehabilitation of the prisoner.  [C79, 81, §903.5]
IA Code § 903.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS|Section 903.6 - Segregation of prisoners.

903.6 Segregation of prisoners.   In any detention facility, persons who are serving a sentence of confinement shall be segregated from persons who are being detained for any other purpose, whenever such is possible.  [C79, 81, §903.6]
IA Code § 903A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.1 - Conduct review.

903A.1 Conduct review.   The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall appoint independent administrative law judges whose duties shall include but are not limited to review, as provided in section 903A.3, of the conduct of inmates in institutions under the department. Sections 10A.801 and 17A.11 do not apply to administrative law judges appointed pursuant to this section.  83 Acts, ch 147, §2, 14, 15; 88 Acts, ch 1109, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1202, §44, 46  Referred to in §822.2, 903A.4
IA Code § 903A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.3 - Loss or forfeiture of earned time.

903A.3 Loss or forfeiture of earned time.   1. Upon finding that an inmate has violated an institutional rule, has failed to complete a sex offender or domestic abuse treatment program as specified in section 903A.2, or has had an action or appeal dismissed under section 610A.2, the independent administrative law judge may order forfeiture of any or all earned time accrued and not forfeited up to the date of the violation by the inmate and may order forfeiture of any or all earned time accrued and not forfeited up to the date the action or appeal is dismissed, unless the court entered such an order under section 610A.3. The independent administrative law judge has discretion within the guidelines established pursuant to section 903A.4, to determine the amount of time that should be forfeited based upon the severity of the violation. Prior violations by the inmate may be considered by the administrative law judge in the decision.   2. The orders of the administrative law judge are subject to appeal to the superintendent or warden of the institution, or the superintendent’s or warden’s designee, who may either affirm, modify, remand for correction of procedural errors, or reverse an order. However, sanctions shall not be increased on appeal.   3. The director of the Iowa department of corrections or the director’s designee may restore all or any portion of previously forfeited earned time for acts of heroism or for meritorious actions. The director shall establish by rule the requirements as to which activities may warrant the restoration of earned time and the amount of earned time to be restored.   4. The inmate disciplinary procedure, including but not limited to the method of awarding or forfeiting time pursuant to this chapter, is not a contested case subject to chapter 17A.  83 Acts, ch 147, §4, 14, 15; 84 Acts, ch 1244, §3; 88 Acts, ch 1109, §32; 95 Acts, ch 167, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1173, §5, 10  ; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §53, 209  ; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §66  Referred to in §822.2, 903A.1, 903A.2, 903A.4
IA Code § 903A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.4 - Policies and procedures.

903A.4 Policies and procedures.   The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may result in the loss of earned time, and the amount of earned time which may be lost as a result of each disciplinary offense. The director shall establish rules as to what constitutes “satisfactory participation” for purposes of a reduction of sentence under section 903A.2, for programs that are available or unavailable. The rules shall specify that earned time shall be calculated on a monthly basis as it accrues. The department shall generate an earned time report for each inmate which shall include the amount of actual time served, the number of earned time credits which have not been lost or forfeited, and the amount of time remaining on an inmate’s sentence.  83 Acts, ch 147, §5, 14, 15; 2000 Acts, ch 1173, §6, 10  Referred to in §822.2, 903A.2, 903A.3
IA Code § 903A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.5 - Time to be served — credit.

903A.5 Time to be served — credit.   1. An inmate shall not be discharged from the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections until the inmate has served the full term for which the inmate was sentenced, less earned time and other credits earned and not forfeited, unless the inmate is pardoned or otherwise legally released. Earned time accrued and not forfeited shall apply to reduce a mandatory minimum sentence being served pursuant to section 124.406, 124.413, 902.7, 902.8, 902.8A, or 902.11. An inmate shall be deemed to be serving the sentence from the day on which the inmate is received into the institution. If an inmate was confined to a county jail, municipal holding facility, or other correctional or mental facility at any time prior to sentencing, or after sentencing but prior to the case having been decided on appeal, because of failure to furnish bail or because of being charged with a nonbailable offense, the inmate shall be given credit for the days already served upon the term of the sentence. However, if a person commits any offense while confined in a county jail, municipal holding facility, or other correctional or mental health facility, the person shall not be granted credit for that offense. Unless the inmate was confined in a correctional facility, the sheriff of the county in which the inmate was confined or the officer in charge of the municipal holding facility in which the inmate was confined shall certify to the clerk of the district court from which the inmate was sentenced and to the department of corrections’ records administrator at the Iowa medical and classification center the number of days so served. The department of corrections’ records administrator, or the administrator’s designee, shall apply credit as ordered by the court of proper jurisdiction or as authorized by this section and section 907.3, subsection 3.   2. An inmate shall not receive credit upon the inmate’s sentence for time spent in custody in another state resisting return to Iowa following an escape. However, an inmate may receive credit upon the inmate’s sentence while incarcerated in an institution or jail of another jurisdiction during any period of time the person is receiving credit upon a sentence of that other jurisdiction.  83 Acts, ch 147, §6, 14, 15; 90 Acts, ch 1168, §61; 95 Acts, ch 91, §8; 99 Acts, ch 12, §18; 99 Acts, ch 182, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1173, §7, 10; 2000 Acts, ch 1204, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1183, §23; 2011 Acts, ch 22, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §77, 158  Referred to in §822.2, 901.6
IA Code § 903A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.6 - Good and honor time application.

903A.6 Good and honor time application.   Sections 246.38, 246.39, 246.41, 246.42, 246.43, and 246.45, as the sections appear in the 1983 Code, remain in effect for inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to July 1, 1983.  83 Acts, ch 147, §7, 13, 14  Referred to in §822.2
IA Code § 903A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903A - REDUCTION OF SENTENCES|Section 903A.7 - Separate sentences.

903A.7 Separate sentences.   1. Consecutive multiple sentences that are within the same category under section 903A.2 shall be construed as one continuous sentence for purposes of calculating reductions of sentence for earned time.   2. If a person is sentenced to serve both category “A” and category “B” sentences, category “B” sentences shall be served before category “A” sentences are served, and earned time accrued against the category “B” sentences shall not be used to reduce the category “A” sentences. If an inmate serving a category “A” sentence is sentenced to serve a category “B” sentence, the category “A” sentence shall be interrupted, and no further earned time shall accrue against that sentence until the category “B” sentence is completed.   3. If a person is sentenced to serve both a category “C” sentence and another category sentence, the category “C” sentence shall be served before the other category sentence is served, and no earned time shall accrue until the category “C” sentence has been served. If an inmate serving a category sentence other than a category “C” sentence is sentenced to serve a category “C” sentence, the sentence of the other category sentence shall be interrupted, and no further earned time shall accrue against that sentence until the category “C” sentence is completed.  83 Acts, ch 147, §8, 14; 97 Acts, ch 131, §3, 4; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §89; 2000 Acts, ch 1173, §8, 10; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §22  Referred to in §822.2, 901.8
IA Code § 903B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903B - SEX OFFENDER SPECIAL SENTENCING AND HORMONE TREATMENT|Section 903B.1 - Special sentence — class “B” or class “C” felonies.

903B.1 Special sentence — class “B” or class “C” felonies.   A person convicted of a class “C” felony or greater offense under chapter 709, or a class “C” felony under section 728.12, shall also be sentenced, in addition to any other punishment provided by law, to a special sentence committing the person into the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for the rest of the person’s life, with eligibility for parole as provided in chapter 906. The board of parole shall determine whether the person should be released on parole or placed in a work release program. The special sentence imposed under this section shall commence upon completion of the sentence imposed under any applicable criminal sentencing provisions for the underlying criminal offense and the person shall begin the sentence under supervision as if on parole or work release. The person shall be placed on the corrections continuum in chapter 901B, and the terms and conditions of the special sentence, including violations, shall be subject to the same set of procedures set out in chapters 901B, 905, 906, and chapter 908, and rules adopted under those chapters for persons on parole or work release. The revocation of release shall not be for a period greater than two years upon any first revocation, and five years upon any second or subsequent revocation. A special sentence shall be considered a category “A” sentence for purposes of calculating earned time under section 903A.2.  2005 Acts, ch 158, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 119, §59  Referred to in §692A.106, 692A.125, 901.5, 906.15
IA Code § 903B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 903B - SEX OFFENDER SPECIAL SENTENCING AND HORMONE TREATMENT|Section 903B.2 - Special sentence — class “D” felonies or misdemeanors.

903B.2 Special sentence — class “D” felonies or misdemeanors.   A person convicted of a misdemeanor or a class “D” felony offense under chapter 709, section 726.2, or section 728.12 shall also be sentenced, in addition to any other punishment provided by law, to a special sentence committing the person into the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for a period of ten years, with eligibility for parole as provided in chapter 906. The board of parole shall determine whether the person should be released on parole or placed in a work release program. The special sentence imposed under this section shall commence upon completion of the sentence imposed under any applicable criminal sentencing provisions for the underlying criminal offense and the person shall begin the sentence under supervision as if on parole or work release. The person shall be placed on the corrections continuum in chapter 901B, and the terms and conditions of the special sentence, including violations, shall be subject to the same set of procedures set out in chapters 901B, 905, 906, and 908, and rules adopted under those chapters for persons on parole or work release. The revocation of release shall not be for a period greater than two years upon any first revocation, and five years upon any second or subsequent revocation. A special sentence shall be considered a category “A” sentence for purposes of calculating earned time under section 903A.2.  2005 Acts, ch 158, §40; 2009 Acts, ch 119, §60  Referred to in §692A.106, 692A.125, 901.5, 906.15
IA Code § 904.101 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS|Section 904.101 - Definitions.

904.101 Definitions.   For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Board” means the board of corrections established in section 904.104.   2. “Department” means the Iowa department of corrections established in section 904.102.   3. “Director” means the director of the department.  83 Acts, ch 96, §2, 159  CS83, §217A.1  85 Acts, ch 21, §54  CS85, §246.101  C93, §904.101
IA Code § 904.102 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS|Section 904.102 - Department established — institutions.

904.102 Department established — institutions.   The Iowa department of corrections is established to be responsible for the control, treatment, and rehabilitation of offenders committed under law to the following institutions:   1. Iowa correctional institution for women.   2. Anamosa state penitentiary.   3. Iowa state penitentiary.   4. Iowa medical and classification center.   5. North central correctional facility at Rockwell City.   6. Mount Pleasant correctional facility.   7. Clarinda correctional facility.   8. Newton correctional facility.   9. Fort Dodge correctional facility.   10. Rehabilitation camps.   11. Other institutions related to an institution in subsections 1 through 10 but not attached to the campus of the main institution as program developments require.  83 Acts, ch 96, §3, 159  CS83, §217A.2  84 Acts, ch 1184, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1219, §9; 85 Acts, ch 21, §13, 54  CS85, §246.102  C93, §904.102  97 Acts, ch 130, §2 – 4  Referred to in §7E.5, 135.11, 148C.4, 152.1, 263.22, 266.37, 321J.22, 357H.1, 904.101, 904.103, 904.108, 904.301, 904.318, 904.507A
IA Code § 904.103 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE|Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS|Section 904.103 - Responsibilities of department.

904.103 Responsibilities of department.   The department shall administer the institutions listed in section 904.102. The department shall be responsible to the extent provided for by law for all of the following:   1. Accreditation and funding of community-based corrections programs including but not limited to pretrial release, probation, residential facilities, presentence investigation, parole, and work release.   2. Iowa state industries.   3. Jail inspections.   4. Other duties provided for by law.  83 Acts, ch 96, §4, 159  CS83, §217A.3  85 Acts, ch 21, §54  CS85, §246.103  C93, §904.103