Parole or work release eligibility determination — certain offenses.

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