Iowa Code 901.12 – Minimum sentence — parole or work release eligibility — certain drug offenses
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901.12 Minimum sentence — parole or work release eligibility — certain drug offenses.
1. Effective July 1, 2016, and notwithstanding § 124.413, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2016, for a conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”b””, who has not previously been convicted of a forcible felony, and who does not have a prior conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”a””, “”b””, or “”c””, shall first be eligible for parole or work release after the person has served one-half of the minimum term of confinement prescribed in § 124.413.
2. Effective July 1, 2017, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2017, for a conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”c””, shall not be required to serve a minimum term of confinement as prescribed in § 124.413.
3. When the board of parole considers a person for parole or work release pursuant to this section, the board shall consider all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, and the negative impact the offense has had on the victim or other persons.
2016 Acts, ch 1104, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §14, 15
Referred to in §124.413
1. Effective July 1, 2016, and notwithstanding § 124.413, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2016, for a conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”b””, who has not previously been convicted of a forcible felony, and who does not have a prior conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”a””, “”b””, or “”c””, shall first be eligible for parole or work release after the person has served one-half of the minimum term of confinement prescribed in § 124.413.
2. Effective July 1, 2017, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2017, for a conviction under § 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “”c””, shall not be required to serve a minimum term of confinement as prescribed in § 124.413.
3. When the board of parole considers a person for parole or work release pursuant to this section, the board shall consider all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, and the negative impact the offense has had on the victim or other persons.
2016 Acts, ch 1104, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §14, 15
Referred to in §124.413