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
Referred to in §724.26
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