A person convicted of a misdemeanor or a class “D” felony offense under chapter 709,
section 726.2, or section 728.12 shall also be sentenced, in addition to any other punishment
provided by law, to a special sentence committing the person into the custody of the director
of the Iowa department of corrections for a period of ten years, with eligibility for parole as
provided in chapter 906. The board of parole shall determine whether the person should
be released on parole or placed in a work release program. The special sentence imposed
under this section shall commence upon completion of the sentence imposed under any
applicable criminal sentencing provisions for the underlying criminal offense and the person
shall begin the sentence under supervision as if on parole or work release. The person shall
be placed on the corrections continuum in chapter 901B, and the terms and conditions of the
special sentence, including violations, shall be subject to the same set of procedures set out
in chapters 901B, 904, 906, and 908, and rules adopted under those chapters for persons on
parole or work release. The revocation of release shall not be for a period greater than two
years upon any first revocation, and five years upon any second or subsequent revocation.
A special sentence shall be considered a category “A” sentence for purposes of calculating
earned time under section 903A.2.
2005 Acts, ch 158, §40; 2009 Acts, ch 119, §60; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §56
Referred to in §692A.106, 692A.125, 901.5, 906.15\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:17 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 903B (23, 0)
§903B.3, SEX OFFENDER SPECIAL SENTENCING AND HORMONE TREATMENT 2\n\n 903B.3 through 903B.9 Reserved.\n\n SUBCHAPTER II
HORMONAL INTERVENTION THERAPY
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
82
cases (
17 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case:
State v. Wade, 757 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa 2008).
State v. Wade, 757 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa 2008).
· cites it 79× “” Iowa Code § 903B.2. Any additional imprisonment will be realized only if Wade violates the terms of his parole.”
Kris Kolzow v. State of Iowa, 813 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 2012).
· cites it 70× “This case presents questions of first impression relating to sex offenders serving prison time on a “revocation of release” from a “special sentence” under Iowa Code section 903B.2 (2009): 1 whether the maximum time incarcerated — two years for the first • revocation — is…”
State v. Anderson, 782 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2010).
· cites it 46× “Iowa Code § 903B.2 (2007) (emphasis added).”
State v. Jorgensen, 785 N.W.2d 708 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 58× “Iowa Code § 903B.2. Jorgensen appeals and asserts that his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the imposition of the section 903B.”
State v. Hallock, 765 N.W.2d 598 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 16× “After the Iowa Department of Corrections alerted the district court that the sentencing order failed to contain the mandatory ten-year period of probation required by Iowa Code section 903B.”
In re Tripp, 915 N.W.2d 867 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 19× “The district court also imposed a ten-year special sentence pursuant to Iowa Code section 903B.2. In 2011, Tripp was charged with failing to abide by the requirements of the sex offender registry under Iowa Code section 692A.”
In re the Det. of Nicholas Wygle, 910 N.W.2d 599 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 10× “Upon a violation of the terms of a special sentence, a revocation of release may be ordered and the person imprisoned for not more than two years for the first revocation, and five years for subsequent revocations.”
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019).
· cites it 4× “" On May 12, 2008, the district court entered a corrected order to include the ten-year special sentence required pursuant to Iowa Code section 903B.2. When Barker was released from prison on July 9, 2013, the county sheriff informed him that he was required to register as a sex…”
State v. Harkins, 786 N.W.2d 498 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 6× “2d 618 (Iowa 2008), in which the same equal protection and separation of powers claims were examined and rejected in the context of Iowa Code section 903B.2. See Wade, 757 N.W.2d at 624, 627 .”
State v. Sallis, 786 N.W.2d 508 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 6× “2d 618 (Iowa 2008), in which the same equal protection and separation of powers claims were examined and rejected in the context of Iowa Code section 903B.2. See Wade, 757 N.W.2d at 624, 627 .”
State v. Anderson, 836 N.W.2d 669 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013).
· cites it 32× “2 For the Marshall County offense Anderson *671 was also ordered to serve a special sentence for a period of ten years pursuant to section 903B.2. Anderson completed his two-year prison sentence in the Marshall County ease and filed a motion seeking to commence the ten-year…”
State of Iowa v. Walter Scott Sutton, 853 N.W.2d 284 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 4× “18, 2013) (stating ,“[w]hile the court may streamline the colloquy in misdemeanor cases that include a written plea agreement, the court may not dispense with the colloquy” but holding the court’s failure to advise the defendant about the section 903B.2 special sentence did not…”
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