PART II. PROBATION §706-620 Authority to withhold sentence of imprisonment. A defendant who has been convicted of a crime may be sentenced to a term of probation unless: (1) The crime is first or second degree murder or attempted first or second degree murder; (2) The crime is a class A felony, except class A felonies defined in chapter 712, part IV, and by section 707-702; (3) The defendant is a repeat offender under section 706-606.5; (4) The defendant is a felony firearm offender as defined in section 706-660.1(2); (5) The crime involved the death of or the infliction of serious or substantial bodily injury upon a child, an elder person, or a handicapped person under section 706-660.2; or (6) The crime is cruelty to animals where ten or more pet animals were involved under section 711-1108.5 or 711-1109. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 314, §21; am L 1988, c 89, §2; am L 1990, c 67, §8; am L 1994, c 229, §1; am L 1996, c 197, §1; am L 2013, c 210, §1]
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