724.27 Offenders’ rights restored. 1. The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 2, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearmsrestored 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 possessfirearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rightsrestored under section 914.7. [C79, 81, §724.27]94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §4Referred to in §724.26 Sat Dec 23 12:32:19 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 724.27 (28, 0)
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