Iowa Code 724.27 – Offenders’ rights restored
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 724.27
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
724.27 Offenders’ rights restored.
1. The provisions of § 724.8, § 724.15, subsection 2, and § 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored if any of the following occur:
a. The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of
a state for a disqualifying conviction.
b. The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication.
c. The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person whose pardon, restoration of civil rights, or expungement of conviction expressly forbids the person to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rights restored under § 914.7.
[C79, 81, §724.27]
94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §4
Referred to in §724.26
1. The provisions of § 724.8, § 724.15, subsection 2, and § 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored if any of the following occur:
a. The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of
a state for a disqualifying conviction.
b. The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication.
c. The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person whose pardon, restoration of civil rights, or expungement of conviction expressly forbids the person to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rights restored under § 914.7.
[C79, 81, §724.27]
94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §4
Referred to in §724.26