2011 Iowa Code
TITLE XVI CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
SUBTITLE 1 CRIME CONTROL AND CRIMINAL ACTS
CHAPTER 724 WEAPONS
724.27 Offenders’ rights restored.
724.27 Offenders rights restored.
1. The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 1, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person s civil rights regarding firearms restored under section 914.7 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.
[C79, 81, §724.27]
94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19
2010 amendment to section takes effect January 1, 2011; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §19
Section amended
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