Iowa Code § 902.12 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — CRIMINAL CORRECTIONS — FELONIES — Minimum sentence for certain felonies - eligibility for parole or work release
1. A person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies, including a person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies prior to July 1, 2003, shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person's sentence:
a. Murder in the second degree in violation of section
707.3.
b. Attempted murder in violation of section
707.11 , except as provided in section
707.11, subsection 5.
c. Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of section
709.3.
d. Kidnapping in the second degree in violation of section
710.3.
e. Robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.3, except as determined in subsection 3.
f. Vehicular homicide in violation of section
707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, if the person was also convicted under section
321.261, subsection 4, based on the same facts or event that resulted in the conviction under section
707.6A, subsection 1 or 2.
2. A person serving a sentence for a conviction of child endangerment as defined in section
726.6, subsection 1, paragraph "b", that is described and punishable under section
726.6, subsection 4, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between three-tenths and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person's sentence as determined under section
901.11, subsection 2.
2A. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the first degree in violation of section
711.2 for a conviction that occurs on or after July 1, 2018, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person's sentence as determined under section
901.11, subsection 2A.
3. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the second degree in violation of section
711.3 for a conviction that occurs on or after July 1, 2016, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person's sentence as determined under section
901.11, subsection 3.
4. A person serving a sentence for a conviction for arson in the first degree in violation of section
712.2 that occurs on or after July 1, 2019, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person's sentence as determined under section
901.11, subsection 4.