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Iowa Code § 901.11 (2026)

Parole or work release eligibility determination — certain offenses

✓ current as of July 2026

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1. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted under section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters described in section 124.413, subsection 3, based upon all the 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.

2. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of child endangerment as described in section 902.12, subsection 2, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 2, based upon all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, and whether the offense involved multiple intentional acts or a series of intentional acts, or whether the offense involved torture or cruelty.

3. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of robbery in the first degree as described in section 902.12, subsection 3, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 3, based upon 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.

4. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of robbery in the second degree as described in section 902.12, subsection 4, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 4, based upon 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.

5. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of arson in the first degree as described in section 902.12, subsection 5, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 5, based upon 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.

6. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor as described in section 902.12, subsection 6, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 6, based upon 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.

7. At the time of sentencing, the court shall determine when a person convicted of human trafficking as described in section 902.12, subsection 7, shall first become eligible for parole or work release within the parameters specified in section 902.12, subsection 7, based upon 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. 2016 Acts, ch 1104, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §13; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §6, 38; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §381; 2023 Acts, ch 74, §4; 2024 Acts, ch 1175, §1 Referred to in §124.413, 902.12 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 42 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Montez Guise (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).

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State of Iowa v. Montez Guise (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 17× “See Iowa Code § 901.11 . The Board of Parole uses risk assessments in making parole and work-release decisions.”

State of Iowa v. K'von Henderson (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 10× “1104, § 6 (codified as amended at Iowa Code § 901.11 (3) (Supp. 2016)). The enactment further provided: A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.”

State of Iowa v. Jacob Lee Goble (Iowa 2024). · cites it 10× “, Iowa Code § 901.11 . 2We view the duty imposed under section 901.”

Jesus Lozano Campuzano v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2020). · cites it 8× “2d 112 , 116 (2018) (“A statute is 4House File 2064 also created new section 901.”

Jesus Lozano Campuzano v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2020). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 901.11 . 7 statute is ambiguous ‘if reasonable minds could differ or be uncertain as to the meaning of the statute.”

State of Iowa v. Ryan Matthew Allen (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 7× “§ 901.11(3). On appeal, Allen contends the court ignored that statute: No validated risk assessment was presented to or considered by the sentencing court, as required under [section] 901.”

State of Iowa v. Sean David Gordon, 919 N.W.2d 635 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “" Iowa Code § 901.11 (1)-(3). The State does not cite a statute or rule specifically authorizing the use of an individual's risk level scores on the STATIC-99R or SOTIPS when deciding whether to impose incarceration on a sex offender.”

State of Iowa v. Stephen Devon Phillips (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “” Iowa Code § 901.11 (3). At Phillips’s sentencing, the State urged the court to impose the highest mandatory minimum, seventy percent, pointing to (1) his recent domestic abuse assault convictions, (2) the effect of this robbery on L.”

State of Iowa v. Frankie Ray O'Connor (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “Although neither party requested any changes or corrections, the court asked the State to address whether risk assessment information was “validated” under section 901.11: THE COURT: I do want to ask you one question about the validated risk assessment, because that’s one of the…”

Bradly Anthony Woods v. Iowa Dist. Court for Black Hawk Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 5× “140, § 6 (now codified at Iowa Code § 901.11 (3)). The new provisions thus granted discretion on the sentencing court for those “serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the first degree .”

State of Iowa v. Demetrias Alan Martin (Iowa 2024). · cites it 5× “” Iowa Code § 901.11 (3) (2020). After the court remanded for resentenc- ing, the State filed a motion requesting that the department of correctional ser- vices prepare an addendum to Martin’s presentence investigation report to in- clude a validated risk assessment since one…”

State v. Roberson (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “” See Iowa Code §§ 901.11 (3), 902.12(3) (2017).”

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— Iowa Code § 901.11(1) — 6 cases

State of Iowa v. Montez Guise (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “See Iowa Code § 901.11 . The Board of Parole uses risk assessments in making parole and work-release decisions.”

State of Iowa v. Frankie Ray O'Connor (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “Although neither party requested any changes or corrections, the court asked the State to address whether risk assessment information was “validated” under section 901.11: THE COURT: I do want to ask you one question about the validated risk assessment, because that’s one of the…”

State of Iowa v. Korki Ricoh Wilbourn (Iowa 2022).

State of Iowa v. Julie Ann Breeding (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).

— Iowa Code § 901.11(3) — 14 cases

State of Iowa v. K'von Henderson (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “1104, § 6 (codified as amended at Iowa Code § 901.11 (3) (Supp. 2016)). The enactment further provided: A person serving a sentence for a conviction for robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.”

State of Iowa v. Demetrias Alan Martin (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).

State of Iowa v. Ryan Matthew Allen (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).

State of Iowa v. Ryan Matthew Allen (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). “§ 901.11(3). On appeal, Allen contends the court ignored that statute: No validated risk assessment was presented to or considered by the sentencing court, as required under [section] 901.”

State v. Roberson (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “” See Iowa Code §§ 901.11 (3), 902.12(3) (2017).”

— Iowa Code § 901.11(4) — 4 cases

Ryan Lamar Beard, Jr. v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).

State of Iowa v. Jordan Garrett Mckim Crawford (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).

State of Iowa v. Andrew Michael Popp (Iowa Ct. App. 2026).

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