13-908. Restoration of civil rights; application; definition
A. On final discharge, a person who has previously been convicted of a felony or who has not paid any victim restitution that was imposed may apply to the superior court to have the person's civil rights restored. A person who has received an absolute discharge from imprisonment may file an application for restoration of civil rights no sooner than two years from the date of the person's absolute discharge. The restoration of civil rights is in the discretion of the judicial officer.
B. The person or the person's attorney or probation officer may file the application for the restoration of civil rights. The clerk of the court may not charge a filing fee for an application. The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the application to the county attorney.
C. A person whose civil rights were lost or suspended as a result of a felony conviction in a United States district court and whose period of probation has been completed may file the application for restoration of civil rights in the county in which the person now resides. The person shall file an affidavit of discharge from the judicial officer who discharged the person at the end of the term of probation.
D. A person who has received an absolute discharge from imprisonment and who files an application for the restoration of civil rights shall file with the application a certificate of absolute discharge from the director of the state department of corrections.
E. A person whose civil rights were lost or suspended as a result of a felony conviction in a United States district court and who has received an absolute discharge from imprisonment in a federal prison shall file the application for the restoration of civil rights in the county in which the person now resides. The person shall file with the application a certificate of absolute discharge from the director of the federal bureau of prisons, unless it is shown to be impossible to obtain a certificate.
F. If the court grants the application, the court shall restore the person's civil rights.
G. This section does not apply to a person's right to possess a firearm as defined in section 13-3101. The court may order the restoration of the right to possess a firearm pursuant to section 13-910.
H. For the purposes of this section, " final discharge" means the completion of probation or the receipt of an absolute discharge from the state department of corrections or the United States bureau of prisons.
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