{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-901.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 901.12","heading":"Minimum sentence — parole or work release eligibility — certain drug offenses.","body":"1. Effective July 1, 2016, and notwithstanding section 124.413, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2016, for a conviction under section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, who has not previously been convicted of a forcible felony, and who does not have a prior conviction under section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, shall first be eligible for parole or work release after the person has served one-half of the minimum term of confinement prescribed in section 124.413.\n2. Effective July 1, 2017, a person whose sentence commenced prior to July 1, 2017, for a conviction under section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, shall not be required to serve a minimum term of confinement as prescribed in section 124.413.\n3. When the board of parole considers a person for parole or work release pursuant to this section, the board shall consider all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, and the negative impact the offense has had on the victim or other persons.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 901 - JUDGMENT AND SENTENCING PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/901.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"8234b829a1aacb1e5984901f345f12369a48f6cba062e68191075a9960bb6b96","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-901.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-901a.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}