1. A person commits a class “A” felony if the person commits a second or subsequent offense involving any combination of the following offenses:
a. Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of section 709.3.
b. Sexual abuse in the third degree in violation of section 709.4.
c. Lascivious acts with a child in violation of section 709.8, subsection 1, paragraph “a” or “b”.
d. Continuous sexual abuse of a child in violation of section 709.23.
2. In determining if a violation charged is a second or subsequent offense for purposes of criminal sentencing in this section, each previous violation on which conviction or deferral of judgment was entered prior to the date of the violation charged shall be considered and counted as a separate previous offense, regardless of whether the previous offense occurred before, on, or after July 1, 2005. Convictions or the equivalent of deferred judgments for violations in any other states under statutes substantially corresponding to the offenses listed in subsection 1 shall be counted as previous offenses. The courts shall judicially notice the statutes of other states which define offenses substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in subsection 1 and can therefore be considered corresponding statutes. 2005 Acts, ch 158, §38; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §260; 2020 Acts, ch 1115, §5\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:26 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 902 (35, 0) \n
Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Charles James David Oliver, 812 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa 2012).
· cites it 82× “Iowa Code § 902.14 (1) A class “A” felon faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole “unless the governor commutes the sentence to a term of years.”
State of Iowa v. Peter Kelly Long, 814 N.W.2d 572 (Iowa 2012).
· cites it 30× “Iowa Code § 902.14 (1). “When a defendant faces a charge that imposes an enhanced penalty for prior convictions, our law, in turn, imposes a two-stage trial.”
In RE the Det. of Anthony Geltz Anthony Geltz, 840 N.W.2d 273 (Iowa 2013).
· cites it 4× “2d 636, 647 (Iowa 2012) (noting “only a conviction or deferred judgment will trigger section 902.14 [to enhance a sentence], not an adjudication of juvenile delinquency”).”
Charles James David Oliver, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 24× “Because Oliver stipulated that he had a prior conviction for third-degree sexual abuse, the trial court applied the class “A” felony enhancement under Iowa Code section 902.14 and subsequently sentenced Oliver to a life-without-parole term of imprisonment.”
Peter Kelly Long v. State of Iowa, 922 N.W.2d 104 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 902.14 (2009) (providing an enhanced penalty for second or subsequent offenders).”
State of Iowa v. Kenith Lewis (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 902.14 (2). Section 902.14 does not punish Lewis for his 1991 convictions, but instead as a repeat offender for the June 2015 sexual abuse of E.”
Long v. Larson (N.D. Iowa 2022).
· cites it 8× “ember 2, 2011, the State moved that the record be reopened with regard to the sentence enhancement and on December 20, 2011, over Long’s objection, the court accepted the testimony of the court reporter who took the record at Long’s 1996 trial to establish the fact that Long’s…”
State of Iowa v. Paul R. Knudsen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 902.14 (1)(b) (2015).1 The convictions each carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole unless the governor commutes the sentence, and Knudsen was sentenced accordingly.”
State of Iowa v. Paul R. Knudsen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 4× “9 See Iowa Code § 902.14 (1)(b) (2015).1 The convictions each carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole unless the governor commutes the sentence, and Knudsen was sentenced accordingly.”
Peter Kelly Long v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 4× “Because of his prior offenses, an enhanced penalty pursuant to Iowa Code section 902.14 (2011) was sought by the State.”
— Iowa Code § 902.14(1) — 6 cases
State of Iowa v. Charles James David Oliver, 812 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa 2012).
“Iowa Code § 902.14 (1) A class “A” felon faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole “unless the governor commutes the sentence to a term of years.”
State of Iowa v. Kenith Lewis (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
“See Iowa Code § 902.14 (2). Section 902.14 does not punish Lewis for his 1991 convictions, but instead as a repeat offender for the June 2015 sexual abuse of E.”
— Iowa Code § 902.14(1)(b) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Paul R. Knudsen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
“See Iowa Code § 902.14 (1)(b) (2015).1 The convictions each carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole unless the governor commutes the sentence, and Knudsen was sentenced accordingly.”
State of Iowa v. Paul R. Knudsen (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
“9 See Iowa Code § 902.14 (1)(b) (2015).1 The convictions each carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole unless the governor commutes the sentence, and Knudsen was sentenced accordingly.”
— Iowa Code § 902.14(1)(c) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 902.14(2) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Charles James David Oliver, 812 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa 2012).
“Iowa Code § 902.14 (1) A class “A” felon faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole “unless the governor commutes the sentence to a term of years.”
— Iowa Code § 902.14(l)(c) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Peter Kelly Long, 814 N.W.2d 572 (Iowa 2012).
“Iowa Code § 902.14 (1). “When a defendant faces a charge that imposes an enhanced penalty for prior convictions, our law, in turn, imposes a two-stage trial.”
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