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Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon.

Iowa Code § 902.7
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902.7. Minimum sentence — use of a dangerous weapon. At the trial of a person charged with participating in a forcible felony, if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is guilty of a forcible felony and that the person represented that the person was in the immediate possession and control of a dangerous weapon, displayed a dangerous weapon in a threatening manner, or was armed with a dangerous weapon while participating in the forcible felony the convicted person shall serve a minimum of five years of the sentence imposed by law. A person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement imposed by this section. [C79, 81, §902.7] 95 Acts, ch 126, §1 Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/902.7.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026

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