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House File 623

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 902.9, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2001,
  1  2 are amended to read as follows:
  1  3    4.  A class "C" felon, not an habitual offender, shall be
  1  4 confined for no more than ten years, and in addition shall be
  1  5 sentenced to a fine of at least one thousand dollars but not
  1  6 more than ten thousand dollars, which fine shall not be
  1  7 suspended by the court.
  1  8    5.  A class "D" felon, not an habitual offender, shall be
  1  9 confined for no more than five years, and in addition shall be
  1 10 sentenced to a fine of at least seven hundred fifty dollars
  1 11 but not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars, which
  1 12 fine shall not be suspended by the court.  A class "D" felon,
  1 13 such felony being for a violation of section 321J.2, may be
  1 14 sentenced to imprisonment for up to one year in the county
  1 15 jail.
  1 16    Sec. 2.  Section 903.1, subsection 2, Code 2001, is amended
  1 17 to read as follows:
  1 18    2.  When a person is convicted of an aggravated
  1 19 misdemeanor, and a specific penalty is not provided for, the
  1 20 maximum penalty shall be imprisonment not to exceed two years.
  1 21 There shall be a fine of at least five hundred dollars but not
  1 22 to exceed five thousand dollars, which fine shall not be
  1 23 suspended by the court.  When a judgment of conviction of an
  1 24 aggravated misdemeanor is entered against any person and the
  1 25 court imposes a sentence of confinement for a period of more
  1 26 than one year the term shall be an indeterminate term.  
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill relates to the imposition of a fine for certain
  1 29 criminal offenses.  The bill provides that the court shall not
  1 30 suspend a fine imposed for an aggravated misdemeanor or class
  1 31 "D" or class "C" felony offense.  An aggravated misdemeanor is
  1 32 punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a
  1 33 fine of at least $500 but not more than $5,000.  A class "D"
  1 34 felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five
  1 35 years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.  A
  2  1 class "C" felony is punishable by confinement for no more than
  2  2 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than
  2  3 $10,000.  
  2  4 LSB 2914HV 79
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