H.F. 2572 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 902.8B Minimum sentence —— 1 persistent felony offender. 2 A persistent felony offender is any person convicted of a 3 forcible felony under section 702.11 who has twice before been 4 convicted of a forcible felony in a court of this or any other 5 state, or of the United States, if the most recent forcible 6 felony conviction has occurred within twenty years of at least 7 two prior forcible felony convictions. Notwithstanding any 8 other provision of law to the contrary, a person sentenced as a 9 persistent felony offender shall be committed to the custody 10 of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for the 11 rest of the person’s life with the possibility of parole after 12 serving a minimum term of confinement as determined by the 13 court. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill establishes a minimum sentence for a persistent 18 felony offender. 19 The bill provides that a persistent felony offender is 20 any person convicted of a forcible felony under Code section 21 702.11 who has twice before been convicted of a forcible 22 felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United 23 States, if the most recent forcible felony conviction has 24 occurred within 20 years of at least two prior forcible felony 25 convictions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 26 contrary, a person sentenced as a persistent felony offender 27 shall be committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa 28 department of corrections for the rest of the person’s life 29 with the possibility of parole after serving a minimum term of 30 confinement as determined by the court. A “forcible felony” 31 is any felonious child endangerment, assault, murder, sexual 32 abuse, kidnapping, robbery, human trafficking, arson in the 33 first degree, or burglary in the first degree. 34 -1- LSB 6320HV (1) 90 as/js 1/ 1