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2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.3 - Indeterminate sentence.

902.3 Indeterminate sentence.
When a judgment of conviction of a felony other than a class “A” felony is entered against a person, the court, in imposing a sentence of confinement, shall commit the person into the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for an indeterminate term, the maximum length of which shall not exceed the limits as fixed by section 902.9, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, nor shall the term be less than the minimum term imposed by law, if a minimum sentence is provided. However, if the court suspends a person’s sentence under section 321J.2, subsection 5, paragraph “a”, the court shall order the offender to serve time in the county jail as provided in section 321J.2, subsection 5, paragraph “a”, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 903.4.
[S13, §5718-a13; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13960; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §789.13; C79, 81, §902.3; 82 Acts, ch 1239, §3]
83 Acts, ch 96, §128, 159; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §43; 99 Acts, ch 12, §15; 2002 Acts, ch 1042, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1124, §4, 9
Referred to in §904.108
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.4 - Reconsideration of felon’s sentence.

902.4 Reconsideration of felon’s sentence.
For a period of one year from the date when a person convicted of a felony, other than a class “A” or class “B” felony, begins to serve a sentence of confinement, the court, on its own motion or on the recommendation of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, 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. Copies of the order to return the person to the court shall be provided to the attorney for the state, the defendant’s attorney, and the defendant. Upon a request of the attorney for the state, the defendant’s attorney, or the defendant if the defendant has no attorney, the court may, but is not required to, conduct a hearing on the issue of reconsideration of sentence. The court shall not disclose its decision to reconsider or not to reconsider the sentence of confinement until the date reconsideration is ordered or the date the one-year period expires, whichever occurs first. The district 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. The court’s final order in the proceeding shall be delivered to the defendant personally or by regular mail. The court’s decision to take the action or not to take the action is not subject to appeal. However, for the purposes of appeal, a judgment of conviction of a felony is a final judgment when pronounced.
[C79, 81, §902.4]
83 Acts, ch 96, §129, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1139, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1149, §1; 97 Acts, ch 189, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 165, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §59; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §16
Referred to in §901.5, 902.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.5 - Place of confinement.

902.5 Place of confinement.
The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall determine the appropriate place of confinement of any person committed to the director’s custody, in any institution administered by the director, and may transfer the person from one institution to another during the person’s period of confinement.
[S13, §5718-a5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13963; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §789.16; C79, 81, §902.5]
83 Acts, ch 96, §130, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.6 - Release.

902.6 Release.
A person who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections shall remain in custody until released by the order of the board of parole, in accordance with the law governing paroles, or by order of the judge after reconsideration of a felon’s sentence pursuant to section 902.4 or until the maximum term of the person’s confinement, as fixed by law, has been completed.
[S13, §5718-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3786; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §247.5; C79, 81, §902.6]
83 Acts, ch 96, §131, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.7 - Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.

902.7 Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.
At the trial of a person charged with participating in a forcible felony, if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty of a forcible felony and that the person represented that the person was in the immediate possession and control of a dangerous weapon, displayed a dangerous weapon in a threatening manner, or was armed with a dangerous weapon while participating in the forcible felony the convicted person shall serve a minimum of five years of the sentence imposed by law. A person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement imposed by this section.
[C79, 81, §902.7]
95 Acts, ch 126, §1
Referred to in §901.10, 903A.5
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.8 - Minimum sentence — habitual offender.

902.8 Minimum sentence — habitual offender.
An habitual offender is any person convicted of a class “C” or a class “D” felony, who has twice before been convicted of any felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United States. An offense is a felony if, by the law under which the person is convicted, it is so classified at the time of the person’s conviction. A person sentenced as an habitual offender shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement of three years.
[S13, §4871-a, 5091-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13396, 13400; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §747.1, 747.5; C79, 81, §902.8]
Referred to in §321J.2, 821.4, 901.5, 903A.5
See §901.5(7)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.8A - Minimum sentence for conspiring to manufacture, or delivery of, amphetamine or methamphetamine to a minor.

902.8A Minimum sentence for conspiring to manufacture, or delivery of, amphetamine or methamphetamine to a minor.
A person who has been convicted for a first violation under section 124.401D shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served a minimum term of confinement of ten years.
99 Acts, ch 12, §16
Referred to in §903A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.9 - Maximum sentence for felons.

902.9 Maximum sentence for felons.
1. The maximum sentence for any person convicted of a felony shall be that prescribed by statute or, if not prescribed by statute, if other than a class “A” felony shall be determined as follows:
a. A felon sentenced for a first conviction for a violation of section 124.401D, shall be confined for no more than ninety-nine years.
b. A class “B” felon shall be confined for no more than twenty-five years.
c. An habitual offender shall be confined for no more than fifteen years.
d. A class “C” felon, not an habitual offender, shall be confined for no more than ten years, and in addition shall be sentenced to a fine of at least one thousand three hundred seventy dollars but not more than thirteen thousand six hundred sixty dollars.
e. A class “D” felon, not an habitual offender, shall be confined for no more than five years, and in addition shall be sentenced to a fine of at least one thousand twenty-five dollars but not more than ten thousand two hundred forty-five dollars.
2. The surcharges required by sections 911.1, 911.2A, and 911.5 shall be added to a fine imposed on a class “C” or class “D” felon, as provided by those sections, and are not a part of or subject to the maximums set in this section.
[C79, 81, §902.9]
84 Acts, ch 1134, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1219, §38; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §44; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §121; 93 Acts, ch 110, §9; 99 Acts, ch 12, §17; 99 Acts, ch 65, §6, 7; 2001 Acts, ch 168, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1042, §3; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §55; 2004 Acts, ch 1111, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §224; 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §12; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §16, 45, 93
Referred to in §48A.11, 124.401, 124.401D, 321J.2, 707.3, 708.2D, 708A.2, 709.23, 716.10, 716.12, 724.4A, 726.6, 726.6A, 728.12, 811.1, 901.2, 901.5A, 901.10, 902.3, 906.5, 907.14
Enhanced penalties in weapons free zones, see §724.4A
Habitual offender, §902.8
Fines, see chapter 909
Surcharge on penalty, chapter 911
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.10 - Application for involuntary hospitalization.

902.10 Application for involuntary hospitalization.
For the purposes of chapter 229, the director of the Iowa department of corrections is an interested person and all applicable provisions of chapter 229, relating to involuntary hospitalization, apply to persons who have been committed to the custody of the Iowa department of corrections as a result of a conviction of a public offense.
[C79, 81, §902.10]
83 Acts, ch 96, §132, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 902 - FELONIES › Section 902.11 - Minimum sentence — eligibility of prior forcible felon for parole or work release.

902.11 Minimum sentence — eligibility of prior forcible felon for parole or work release.
A person serving a sentence for conviction of a felony, who has a criminal record of one or more prior convictions for a forcible felony or a crime of a similar gravity in this or any other state, shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least one-half of the maximum term of the defendant’s sentence. However, the mandatory sentence provided for by this section does not apply if either of the following apply:
1. The sentences for the prior forcible felonies expired at least five years before the date of conviction for the present felony.
2. The sentence being served is on a conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug under chapter 321J.
88 Acts, ch 1091, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1151, §1, 2; 2003 Acts, ch 156, §10
Referred to in §903A.5
2023 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 5, 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 903 - MISDEMEANORS › Section 903.1 - Maximum sentence for misdemeanants.

903.1 Maximum sentence for misdemeanants.
1. If a person eighteen years of age or older is convicted of a simple or serious misdemeanor and a specific penalty is not provided for or if a person under eighteen years of age has been waived to adult court pursuant to section 232.45 on a felony charge and is subsequently convicted of a simple, serious, or aggravated misdemeanor, the court shall determine the sentence, and shall fix the period of confinement or the amount of fine, which fine shall not be suspended by the court, within the following limits:
a. For a simple misdemeanor, there shall be a fine of at least one hundred five dollars but not to exceed eight hundred fifty-five dollars. The court may order imprisonment not to exceed thirty days in lieu of a fine or in addition to a fine.
b. For a serious misdemeanor, there shall be a fine of at least four hundred thirty dollars but not to exceed two thousand five hundred sixty dollars. In addition, the court may also order imprisonment not to exceed one year.
2. When a person is convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor, and a specific penalty is not provided for, the maximum penalty shall be imprisonment not to exceed two years. There shall be a fine of at least eight hundred fifty-five dollars but not to exceed eight thousand five hundred forty dollars. When a judgment of conviction of an aggravated misdemeanor is entered against any person and the court imposes a sentence of confinement for a period of more than one year the term shall be an indeterminate term.
3. A person under eighteen years of age convicted of a simple misdemeanor under chapter 321, 321G, 321I, 453A, 461A, 461B, 462A, 481A, 481B, 483A, 484A, or 484B, or a violation of a county or municipal curfew or traffic ordinance, except for an offense subject to section 805.8, may be required to pay a fine, not to exceed one hundred dollars, as fixed by the court, or may be required to perform community service as ordered by the court.
4. The surcharges required by sections 911.1, 911.2A, and 911.5 shall be added to a fine imposed on a misdemeanant as provided in those sections, and are not a part of or subject to the maximums set in this section.
[C51, §2676; R60, §4303; C73, §3967; C97, §4906; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12894; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §687.7; C79, 81, §903.1]
83 Acts, ch 183, §2, 3; 84 Acts, ch 1219, §39; 87 Acts, ch 149, §7; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §100; 88 Acts, ch 1167, §8, 9; 90 Acts, ch 1251, §66; 91 Acts, ch 240, §10; 92 Acts, ch 1160, §25; 93 Acts, ch 110, §10; 99 Acts, ch 153, §24; 2001 Acts, ch 168, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1111, §8; 2004 Acts, ch 1119, §7; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §95; 2006 Acts, ch 1166, §10, 11; 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §13; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §17, 46, 93
Referred to in §124.401, 207.15, 228.7, 232.8, 331.302, 331.909, 364.3, 380.10, 709.15, 724.4A, 907.14
See also §701.8
Enhanced penalties in weapons free zones, see §724.4A
Fines, see chapter 909
Surcharge on penalty, chapter 911
2023 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
2023 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 through 356.35.
[C79, 81, §903.3]
83 Acts, ch 39, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §376
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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, a class “B” felony under section 713.3, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, 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 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; 2021 Acts, ch 14, §1
Referred to in §692A.106, 692A.125, 901.5, 906.15
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.104 - Board created.

904.104 Board created.
A board of corrections is created within the department. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate. Not more than four of the members shall be from the same political party. Members shall be electors of this state. Members of the board shall serve four-year staggered terms.
83 Acts, ch 96, §5, 158, 159
CS83, §217A.4
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.104
92 Acts, ch 1163, §56
C93, §904.104
93 Acts, ch 46, §4
Referred to in §904.101
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.105 - Board — duties.

904.105 Board — duties.
The board of corrections shall:
1. Organize annually and select a chairperson and vice chairperson.
2. Adopt and establish policies for the operation and conduct of the department and the implementation of all department programs.
3. Recommend to the governor the names of individuals qualified for the position of director when a vacancy exists in the office.
4. Report immediately to the governor any failure by the director of the department to carry out any of the policy decisions or directives of the board.
5. Approve the budget of the department prior to submission to the governor.
6. Report biennially to the governor a summary of releases recommended, paroles granted, parole revocations, and other information relating to the parole of inmates as the board deems advisable.
7. Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A as the board deems necessary to transact its business and for the administration and exercise of its powers and duties.
8. Make recommendations from time to time to the governor and the general assembly.
9. Approve the locations for all state institutions which are penal, reformatory, or corrective.
10. Perform other functions as provided by law.
83 Acts, ch 96, §6, 159
CS83, §217A.5
85 Acts, ch 21, §14, 54
CS85, §246.105
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1501
C93, §904.105
Referred to in §904.909
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.106 - Meetings — expenses.

904.106 Meetings — expenses.
The board shall meet at least quarterly throughout the year. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or upon written request of any three members of the board. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings or in the chairperson’s absence, the vice chairperson shall preside. The members of the board shall be paid their actual expenses while attending the meetings. Each member of the board may also be able to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
83 Acts, ch 96, §7, 159
CS83, §217A.6
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.106
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1502
C93, §904.106
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §410
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.107 - Director — appointment and qualifications.

904.107 Director — appointment and qualifications.
The chief administrative officer for the department is the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall be qualified in reformatory and prison management, knowledgeable in community-based corrections, and shall possess administrative ability. The director shall also have experience in the field of criminology and discipline and in the supervision of inmates in corrective penal institutions. The director shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation, and while employed as the director, shall not be a member of a political committee, participate in a political campaign, be a candidate for a partisan elective office, and shall not contribute to a political campaign fund, except that the director may designate on the checkoff portion of the federal income tax return a party or parties to which a contribution is made pursuant to the checkoff. The director shall not hold any other office under the laws of the United States or of this or any state or hold any position for profit and shall devote full time to the duties of office.
83 Acts, ch 96, §8, 159
CS83, §217A.7
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.107
C93, §904.107
2017 Acts, ch 144, §12, 14
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.109 - Powers of governor — report of abuses.

904.109 Powers of governor — report of abuses.
1. Section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, does not limit the general supervisory or examining powers vested in the governor by the laws or constitution of the state, or legally vested by the governor in a committee appointed by the governor.
2. The superintendent of an institution shall make reports to the board and the director as requested by the board and the director and the director shall report, in writing, to the governor any abuses found to exist in any of the institutions.
83 Acts, ch 96, §15, 159
CS83, §217A.20
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.109
C93, §904.109
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.110 - Official seal.

904.110 Official seal.
The department shall have an official seal with the words “Iowa Department of Corrections” and other engraved design as the board prescribes. Every commission, order, or other paper of an official nature executed by the department may be attested with the seal.
83 Acts, ch 96, §10, 159
CS83, §217A.9
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.110
C93, §904.110
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.111 - Chapter 28E agreements.

904.111 Chapter 28E agreements.
The department of corrections may enter into agreements, as provided for in chapter 28E, with a district department of correctional services as necessary.
84 Acts, ch 1184, §20
C85, §217A.10
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.111
C93, §904.111
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.112 - Institutional receipts.

904.112 Institutional receipts.
Institutional receipts of the department of corrections shall be deposited in the general fund of the state except as follows:
1. Reimbursement for services provided to another institution or state agency, rentals charged to employees or other persons for room, apartment, or housing, and charges for meals.
2. Receipts which are specifically required to be otherwise expended or deposited under this chapter.
84 Acts, ch 1184, §3
C85, §217A.11
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.112
C93, §904.112
97 Acts, ch 190, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.113 - Gifts.

904.113 Gifts.
The department may accept gifts of real or personal property from the federal government or any source. The director may exercise powers with reference to the property so accepted as necessary or appropriate to its preservation and the purposes for which it is given.
83 Acts, ch 96, §53, 159
CS83, §217A.75
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.113
C93, §904.113
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.114 - Travel expenses.

904.114 Travel expenses.
The director, staff members, assistants, and employees, in addition to salary, shall receive their necessary traveling expenses by the nearest practicable route, when engaged in the performance of official business. Permission shall not be granted to any person to travel to another state except by approval of the board.
83 Acts, ch 96, §11, 159
CS83, §217A.16
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.114
C93, §904.114
2011 Acts, ch 127, §52, 89
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.115 - Report by department.

904.115 Report by department.
Annually at the time provided by law, the department shall make a report to the governor and the general assembly, which shall cover the annual period ending with June 30 preceding the date of the report and shall include:
1. An itemized statement of the department’s expenditures for each program under the department’s administration.
2. Adequate and complete statistical reports for the state as a whole concerning payments made under the department’s administration.
3. Recommendations concerning changes in laws under the department’s administration as the board deems necessary.
4. Observations and recommendations of the board and the director relative to the programs of the department.
5. Information concerning long-range planning and the master plan as provided by section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph “i”.
6. Other information the board or the director deems advisable, or which is requested by the governor or the general assembly.
83 Acts, ch 96, §12, 159
CS83, §217A.17
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.115
C93, §904.115
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.116 - Institutional appropriations and expenditures — legislative oversight.

904.116 Institutional appropriations and expenditures — legislative oversight.
1. The department of corrections shall not revise the allocations to the correctional institutions under the control of the department from the amounts allocated to the institutions, unless notice of the revisions is given prior to their effective date to the legislative services agency. The notice shall include information on the department’s rationale for making the changes and details concerning the workload and performance measures upon which the revisions are based.
2. a. The department of corrections shall report to the legislative services agency on a monthly basis the current expenditures and full-time equivalent positions of the department’s various allocations with a comparison of actual to budgeted expenditures and full-time equivalent positions.
b. The department of corrections shall furnish performance measure data designed to enable comparison of this data with historical expenditure information, and shall assist the legislative services agency in developing information to be used in legislative oversight of all programs operated by the department.
90 Acts, ch 1247, §9
C91, §246.116
C93, §904.116
2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.117 - Interstate compact fund.

904.117 Interstate compact fund.
An interstate compact fund is established under the control of the department. All interstate compact fees collected by the department pursuant to section 907B.4 shall be deposited into the fund and the moneys shall be used by the department to offset the costs of complying with the interstate compact for adult offender supervision in chapter 907B. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest and earnings deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §54, 209; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §94
Referred to in §907B.4