North Carolina General Statutes 17E-12. Pardons; expunctions
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 17E-12
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) When a person presents competent evidence that the person has been granted an unconditional pardon of innocence for a crime in this State, any other state, or the United States, the Commission may not deny, suspend, or revoke that person’s certification based solely on the commission of that crime or for alleged lack of good moral character due to the commission of that crime.
(b) Notwithstanding N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-145.4 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-145.5, the Commission may gain access to a person’s felony conviction records, including those maintained by the Administrative Office of the Courts in its confidential files containing the names of persons granted expunctions. The Commission may deny, suspend, or revoke a person’s certification based solely on that person’s felony conviction, whether or not that conviction was expunged, unless the conviction was expunged pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-145.4 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-145.8A. (1995, c. 103, s. 10; 2011-278, s. 4; 2012-191, s. 7; 2021-107, s. 3(b); 2023-56, s. 4(b).)