Iowa Code § 124.413 : PUBLIC HEALTH — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES — Controlled substances — OFFENSES AND PENALTIES — Mandatory minimum sentence TEXT PDF 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections 901.11 and 901.12, a person sentenced pursuant to section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph "a", "b", "e", or "f", shall not be eligible for parole or work release until the person has served a minimum term of confinement of one-third of the maximum indeterminate sentence prescribed by law. 2. This section shall not apply if: a. The offense is found to be an accommodation pursuant to section 124.410; or b. The controlled substance is marijuana. 3. A person serving a sentence pursuant to section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph "b" , shall be denied parole or work release, based upon all the pertinent information as determined by the court under section 901.11, subsection 1, until the person has served between one-half of the minimum term of confinement prescribed in subsection 1 and the maximum indeterminate sentence prescribed by law. Iowa Code § 124.413 Amended by 2017 Iowa, ch 122,s 11, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2017 Iowa, ch 122,s 10, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2016 Iowa, ch 1104,s 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Iowa, ch 1104,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. C79, 81, § 204.413 89 Acts, ch 225, §14 C93, § 124.413 2009 Acts, ch 41, §182 Referred to in § 124.401E, 232.45, 901.10, 903A.5