House
File
231
-
Enrolled
House
File
231
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
A
SPECIAL
SENTENCE
FOR
SEXUAL
ABUSE
COMMITTED
DURING
A
BURGLARY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
903B.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
903B.1
Special
sentence
——
class
“B”
or
class
“C”
felonies.
A
person
convicted
of
a
class
“C”
felony
or
greater
offense
under
chapter
709
,
a
class
“B”
felony
under
section
713.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“d”
,
or
a
class
“C”
felony
under
section
728.12
,
shall
also
be
sentenced,
in
addition
to
any
other
punishment
provided
by
law,
to
a
special
sentence
committing
the
person
into
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
Iowa
department
of
corrections
for
the
rest
of
the
person’s
life,
with
eligibility
for
parole
as
provided
in
chapter
906
.
The
board
of
parole
shall
determine
whether
the
person
should
be
released
on
parole
or
placed
in
a
work
release
program.
The
special
sentence
imposed
under
this
section
shall
commence
upon
completion
of
the
sentence
imposed
under
any
applicable
criminal
sentencing
provisions
for
the
underlying
criminal
offense
and
the
person
shall
begin
the
sentence
under
supervision
as
if
on
parole
or
work
release.
The
person
shall
be
placed
on
the
corrections
continuum
in
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
chapter
908
,
and
rules
House
File
231,
p.
2
adopted
under
those
chapters
for
persons
on
parole
or
work
release.
The
revocation
of
release
shall
not
be
for
a
period
greater
than
two
years
upon
any
first
revocation,
and
five
years
upon
any
second
or
subsequent
revocation.
A
special
sentence
shall
be
considered
a
category
“A”
sentence
for
purposes
of
calculating
earned
time
under
section
903A.2
.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
231,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor