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 section 728.12, or a class 'B' felony under section 713.3, subsection 1, paragraph 'd', shall alsobe sentenced, in addition to any other punishment provided by law, to a special sentencecommitting the person into the custody of the director of the Iowa department of correctionsfor the rest of the person’s life, with eligibility for parole as provided in chapter 906. The boardof parole shall determine whether the person should be released on parole or placed in a workrelease program. The special sentence imposed under this section shall commence uponcompletion of the sentence imposed under any applicable criminal sentencing provisions forthe underlying criminal offense and the person shall begin the sentence under supervisionas if on parole or work release. The person shall be placed on the corrections continuumin 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, andrules adopted under those chapters for persons on nditions of the special sentence, including violations,shall be subject to the same set of procedures set out in chapters 901B, 905, 906, and 908, andrules adopted under those chapters for persons on parole or work release. The revocationof release shall not be for a period greater than two years upon any first revocation, and fiveyears upon any second or subsequent revocation. A special sentence shall be considered acategory '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; 2023 Acts, ch 74, §6Referred to in §692A.106, 692A.125, 901.5, 906.15Section amended Sat Dec 23 12:36:34 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 903B.1 (19, 1)
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