A Bismarck woman will spend at least eight years in prison after being convicted for the second time for delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school.

Nicole Eileen Jacobs, 33, also was convicted by a 12-member jury on Wednesday of possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C felony.

A Class C felony carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and fines of up to $5,000.

Delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school is a Class AA felony, punishable by up to life in prison. According to the North Dakota Century Code, a second conviction for the offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years in prison.

According to court documents, Jacobs also was convicted of delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school on July 1, 2002.

The jury could have found Jacobs guilty Wednesday of a lesser offense of possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, which is a Class B felony, according to court documents.

Law enforcement made a traffic stop in April, where they seized methamphetamine and methamphetamine paraphernalia during a vehicle search.

The officers learned that the methamphetamine may have come from Jacobs' home.

Jacobs was living in a family-unit dorm as a student at United Tribes Technical College. Her residence was near the campus elementary school.

She was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities searched her home and found methamphetamine and evidence suggesting drugs were being distributed there.

- Jenny Michael