§ 46-18-205

46-18-205. Mandatory minimum sentences -- restrictions on deferral or suspension. (1) If the victim was less than 16 years of age, the imposition or execution of the first 30 days of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the following sections may not be deferred or suspended and the provisions of 46-18-222 do not apply to the first 30 days of the imprisonment: (a) 45-5-503, sexual intercourse without consent; (b) 45-5-504, indecent exposure; (c) 45-5-507, incest; or (d) 45-8-218, deviate sexual conduct. (2) Except as provided in 45-9-202 and 46-18-222, the imposition or execution of the first 2 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the following sections may not be deferred or suspended: (a) 45-5-103(4), mitigated deliberate homicide; (b) 45-5-202, aggravated assault; (c) 45-5-302(2), kidnapping; (d) 45-5-303(2), aggravated kidnapping; (e) 45-5-401(2), robbery; (f) 45-5-502(3) and (4), sexual assault; (g) 45-5-503(2) and (3), sexual intercourse without consent; and (h) 45-5-706, aggravated sex trafficking. (3) Except as provided in 46-18-222, the imposition or execution of the first 10 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under 45-5-102, deliberate homicide,

45-5-706, aggravated sex trafficking. (3) Except as provided in 46-18-222, the imposition or execution of the first 10 years of a sentence of imprisonment imposed under 45-5-102, deliberate homicide, may not be deferred or suspended. (4) The provisions of this section do not apply to sentences imposed pursuant to 45-5-503(4), 45-5-507(5), 45-5-601(3), 45-5-625(4), or 45-5-711. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 52, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 312, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 483, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 374, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 285, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 321, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 167, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 205, L. 2023.