{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.7","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 902.7","heading":"Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.","body":"At the trial of a person charged with participating in a forcible felony, if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty of a forcible felony and that the person represented that the person was in the immediate possession and control of a dangerous weapon, displayed a dangerous weapon in a threatening manner, or was armed with a dangerous weapon while participating in the forcible felony the convicted person shall serve a minimum of five years of the sentence imposed by law. A person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement imposed by this section.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 902 - FELONIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/902.7.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"61f3339608ddf68933190cda5c61f5e483391b74e670adb46019170f09a7039d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}