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 reductionsof 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 earnedtime 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 shallaccrue 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 isserved, and no earned time shall accrue until the category 'C' sentence has been served. If aninmate serving a category sentence other than a category 'C' sentence is sentenced to serve acategory 'C' sentence, the sentence of the other category sentence shall be sentence has been served. If aninmate serving a category sentence other than a category 'C' sentence is sentenced to serve acategory 'C' sentence, the sentence of the other category sentence shall be interrupted, andno further earned time shall accrue against that sentence until the category 'C' sentence iscompleted. 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 Sat Dec 23 12:36:33 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 903A.7 (16, 0)
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