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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 902.12 MINIMUM SENTENCE –
1 2 COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS – REPEAT SEX OFFENDERS.
1 3 1. A person serving a sentence for a conviction of a
1 4 violation of section 709.3, 709.4, 709.7, 709.8, a felony
1 5 violation of section 709.11, or a violation punishable under
1 6 section 709.15, subsection 2, shall be denied parole unless
1 7 the person has served at least eighty-five percent of the
1 8 maximum term of the person's sentence.
1 9 2. A person who has completed at least eighty-five percent
1 10 of the person's sentence under subsection 1, and who is
1 11 released on parole, shall be assigned to the judicial district
1 12 department of correctional services for the district in which
1 13 the person will reside for the remaining term of the person's
1 14 sentence while on parole.
1 15 3. A person who is convicted for a second or subsequent
1 16 felony violation of chapter 709 shall be sentenced to life in
1 17 prison on the same terms as a class "A" felon under section
1 18 902.1, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the
1 19 contrary.
1 20 EXPLANATION
1 21 This bill provides that a person who commits a felony
1 22 violation of chapter 709 (sexual abuse and related provisions)
1 23 is required to serve at least 85 percent of the person's
1 24 sentence prior to parole. Upon parole, the person is required
1 25 to be assigned to the judicial district department of
1 26 correctional services for the remainder of the person's term
1 27 of sentence.
1 28 The bill also provides that a person who is convicted of a
1 29 second or subsequent felony violation of chapter 709 shall be
1 30 sentenced to life in prison.
1 31 LSB 3044YH 76
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