1. If a violation of parole is established, the administrative parole judge may continue the parole with or without any modification of the conditions of parole. The administrative parole judge may revoke the parole and require the parolee to serve the sentence originally imposed, or may revoke the parole and reinstate the parolee’s work release status.
2. If the person is serving a special sentence under chapter 903B, the administrative parole judge may revoke the release. Upon the revocation of release, the person shall not serve the entire length of the special sentence imposed, and the revocation shall be for a period not to exceed two years in a correctional institution upon a first revocation and for a period not to exceed five years in a correctional institution upon a second or subsequent revocation.
3. The order of the administrative parole judge shall contain findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a disposition of the matter. [C79, 81, §908.5] 83 Acts, ch 96, §149, 159; 88 Acts, ch 1091, §10; 89 Acts, ch 282, §10; 97 Acts, ch 125, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1197, §9, 13; 2000 Acts, ch 1177, §4, 5; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §43\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:03 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 908 (22, 0) 3 VIOLATIONS OF PAROLE OR PROBATION, §908.10A \n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case:
State v. Wade, 757 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa 2008).
State v. Wade, 757 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa 2008).
· cites it 2× “Pursuant to Iowa Code section 908.5, if a parole violation is established, an administrative parole judge may continue the parole with or without modification or revoke the parole and require the parolee to serve the sentence originally imposed.”
Kris Kolzow v. State of Iowa, 813 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 2012).
· cites it 2× “Section 908.5(2) cross-references chapter 903B and mirrors the maximum periods of incarceration of two years upon a first revocation and five years upon a second or subsequent revocation.”
Larsson v. Iowa Bd. of Parole, 465 N.W.2d 272 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 908.5 . Appellants contend that the legislature is obligated under our state constitution to provide substantive as well as procedural rules to guide the revocation officer’s action.”
Patterson v. State, 294 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1980).
“484 , 498-99 (1972); § 908.5, The Code 1979. Although Morrissey was a parole revocation case, the same principles apply to probation.”
State of Iowa v. Ronald Dean Agee (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 2× “; see also Iowa Code § 908.5 (2). For that reason, “[t]he imposition of lifetime parole is not tantamount to a sentence of life imprisonment.”
J. Doe v. Iowa Dist. Court For Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2025).
· cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 908.5 (1). If the parole violator is dissatisfied with the administrative parole judge’s decision, they may appeal it to the parole board.”
State Of Iowa Vs. Kelly Lee Wade (Iowa 2008).
· cites it 2× “Pursuant to Iowa Code section 908.5, if a parole violation is established, an administrative parole judge may continue the parole with or without modification or revoke the parole and require the parolee to serve the sentence originally imposed.”
— Iowa Code § 908.5(2) — 3 cases
Kris Kolzow v. State of Iowa, 813 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 2012).
“Section 908.5(2) cross-references chapter 903B and mirrors the maximum periods of incarceration of two years upon a first revocation and five years upon a second or subsequent revocation.”
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