§ 70.05 Sentence of imprisonment for juvenile offender.\n 1. Indeterminate sentence. A sentence of imprisonment for a felony\ncommitted by a juvenile offender shall be an indeterminate sentence.\nWhen such a sentence is imposed, the court shall impose a maximum term\nin accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of this section and\nthe minimum period of imprisonment shall be as provided in subdivision\nthree of this section. The court shall further provide that where a\njuvenile offender is under placement pursuant to article three of the\nfamily court act, any sentence imposed pursuant to this section which is\nto be served consecutively with such placement shall be served in a\nfacility designated pursuant to subdivision four of section 70.20 of\nthis article prior to service of the placement in any previously\ndesignated facility.\n 2. Maximum term of sentence. The maximum term of an indeterminate\nsentence for a juvenile offender shall be at least three years and the\nterm shall be fixed as follows:\n (a) For the class A felony of murder in the second degree, the term\nshall be life imprisonment;\n (b) For the class A felony of arson in the first degree, or for the\nclass A felony of kidnapping in the first degree the term shall be fixed\nby the court, and shall be at least twelve years but shall not exceed\nfifteen years;\n (c) For a class B felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and\nshall not exceed ten years;\n (d) For a class C felony, the term shall be fixed by the court, and\nshall not exceed seven years; and\n (e) For a class D felony, the term shall be fixed by the court and\nshall not exceed four years.\n 3. Minimum period of imprisonment. The minimum period of imprisonment\nunder an indeterminate sentence for a juvenile offender shall be\nspecified in the sentence as follows:\n (a) For the class A felony of murder in the second degree, the minimum\nperiod of imprisonment shall be fixed by the court and shall be not less\nthan five years but shall not exceed nine years provided, however, that\nwhere the sentence is for an offense specified in subdivision one or two\nof section 125.25 of this chapter and the defendant was fourteen or\nfifteen years old at the time of such offense, the minimum period of\nimprisonment shall be not less than seven and one-half years but shall\nnot exceed fifteen years;\n (b) For the class A felony of arson in the first degree, or for the\nclass A felony of kidnapping in the first degree, the minimum period of\nimprisonment shall be fixed by the court and shall be not less than four\nyears but shall not exceed six years; and\n (c) For a class B, C or D felony, the minimum period of imprisonment\nshall be fixed by the court at one-third of the maximum term imposed.\n
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