House File 2390 S-5127 Amend House File 2390, as passed by the House, as 1 follows: 2 1. Page 4, after line 20 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. Section 903B.1, Code 2011, is amended to 4 read as follows: 5 903B.1 Special sentence —— class “B” or class “C” 6 felonies. 7 1. A Except as provided in subsection 2, a person 8 convicted of a class “C” felony or greater offense 9 under chapter 709 , or a class “C” felony under section 10 728.12 , shall also be sentenced, in addition to any 11 other punishment provided by law, to a special sentence 12 committing the person into the custody of the director 13 of the Iowa department of corrections for the rest 14 of the person’s life, with eligibility for parole as 15 provided in chapter 906 . The board of parole shall 16 determine whether the person should be released on 17 parole or placed in a work release program. The 18 special sentence imposed under this section shall 19 commence upon completion of the sentence imposed under 20 any applicable criminal sentencing provisions for the 21 underlying criminal offense and the person shall begin 22 the sentence under supervision as if on parole or work 23 release. The person shall be placed on the corrections 24 continuum in chapter 901B , and the terms and conditions 25 of the special sentence, including violations, shall 26 be subject to the same set of procedures set out in 27 chapters 901B , 905 , 906 , and chapter 908 , and rules 28 adopted under those chapters for persons on parole 29 or work release. The revocation of release shall 30 not be for a period greater than two years upon any 31 first revocation, and five years upon any second or 32 subsequent revocation. A special sentence shall be 33 considered a category “A” sentence for purposes of 34 calculating earned time under section 903A.2 . 35 2. A person who commits a violation of section 36 709.4, subsection 2, paragraph “c” , subparagraph 37 (4), shall not be subject to the special sentence in 38 subsection 1, if either of the following apply: 39 a. The other person is fourteen years of age and 40 the person is four, five, or six years older than the 41 other person. 42 b. The other person is fifteen years of age and 43 the person is four or five years older than the other 44 person. > 45 2. Page 4, after line 26 by inserting: 46 < Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The amendment to 47 section 903B.1 in this Act applies to any judgment of 48 conviction for a violation of section 709.4, subsection 49 2, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (4), entered prior to, 50 -1- HF2390.5323 (3) 84 jm/rj 1/ 2 #1. #2.
on, or after the effective date of this Act, as that 1 conviction relates to the imposition of a special 2 sentence under section 903B.1. > 3 3. Title page, line 2, after < activity, > by 4 inserting < special sentences, > 5 4. Title page, line 3, after < applicable > by 6 inserting < and including applicability provisions > 7 5. By renumbering as necessary. 8 ______________________________ NANCY J. BOETTGER -2- HF2390.5323 (3) 84 jm/rj 2/ 2 #3. #4. #5.