Is it possible to get your rights reinstated if you've been a convicted felony for a certain length of time?
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Yes. It differs from state to state, but there is usually an application process that a convicted felon has to go through to get their rights reinstated.
in america, you have rights all the time. no rights are held back.
depends on the situation and how much money you got.
Depends on the state. Many will give you the right to vote back after a certain amount of time. You can also petition the AFT to be allowed to have firearms again. Call your parole officer and have them give you a number of someone who can answer your questions
yes wit a goveners pardon or if federal a presidents pardon
I have heard a few different answers to this. The first is, yes... that after you are a productive member of society for 7 years... you can file to have them reinstated or pardoned. The second is if you can prove that the charges made against you had some sort of error in them etc... or that there was some sort of error in the case. However Id have to agree. I think the more money you have, or the more money that you can pay a really good lawyer, you can get out of or into most anything.
about half of your answers are from the uninformed
there are three ways to get the return of all your rights
1. presidential pardon
2. governors pardon
3. legislative return of your rights
You should have been briefed on this as part of probation. Some states require completion of sentence or the probationary period and in the case of recompensatory penalties, a payoff of all money owed adjudged. Some states require you to petition for reinstatement of your rights and priviledges. So you must check with your parole board or the office assigned your case. The length of the sentencing may have no bearing on the loss of rights and priviledges.
Yes. I don't know the procedure, but a parole officer probably would.
Upon your release from prison, you were given information as to the requirements for having your records expunged. Pull out all of that paperwork and read it again. If it's not in there, your state doesn't offer that option. If you inadvertently chucked all of that stuff in the trash because you didn't ever want to be reminded of it, again, call your state's department of corrections and ask. BTW--If that was your first offense committed because you were stupid and young and you have been a law-abiding citizen since then, congratulations.
Later: I read your question a little different than some of the others. If you are asking about your right to vote again, it varies from state to state. Don't know how reputable this website is, but they have a table setting out info for each state:
http://www.hrw.org/reports98/vote/usvot9...
You can search: ex-convicts states disenfranchise if you want to do some more research.
If you are asking about your right to own firearms, you will have to search that one on your own. I personally feel no ex-con should get that right back. There will always be some repercussions for the behavior and actions you chose.
In Florida you have to petition the court after you serve your time and they can either approve or deny your petition. Katherian Harris Florida’s secretary of state, however in the 2000 stolen election, that brought our ChickenHawk in Chief into power, had 8,000 names removed form the voter lists that had only committed misdemeanors. Bush only won by a few hundred votes and the 8,000 that where denied voting rights would have surely voted for Gore over Bush.
The following information is current as of April 2007: For the rest of the US check the link below and choose "Felony Disenfranchisement"
Alabama: In 2003, Governor Riley signed into law a bill that permits most felons to apply for a certificate of eligibility to register to vote after completing their sentence.
• Connecticut: In 2001, Governor Rowland signed into law a bill that extends voting rights to felons on probation. The law made 36,000 persons eligible to vote.
• Delaware: In 2000, the General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to some ex-felons five years after the completion of their sentence.
• Florida: In 2007, the Office of Executive Clemency voted to amend the state’s voting rights restoration procedure to automatically approve the reinstatement of rights for many persons who have been convicted of non-violent offenses. Persons convicted of certain violent crimes are now immediately eligible to apply for review and approval without a hearing while others must still seek restoration through a hearing before the Clemency Board.
• Iowa: Governor Vilsack issued an executive order in 2005 automatically restoring the voting rights of all ex-felons, a process that will continue on a monthly basis upon the completion of sentence.
• Kansas: In 2002, the Legislature added probationers to the category of excluded felons.
• Kentucky: In 2001, the Legislature passed a bill that requires that the Department of Corrections inform and aid eligible offenders in completing the restoration process to regain their civil rights.
• Maryland: In 2007, the Legislature repealed all provisions of the state’s lifetime voting ban, including the three-year waiting period after completion of sentence for certain categories of offenses, and instituted an automatic restoration policy for all persons upon completion of sentence.
• Massachusetts: In 2000, the Massachusetts electorate voted in favor of a constitutional amendment, which strips persons incarcerated for a felony offense of their right to vote.
• Nebraska: In 2005, the Legislature repealed the lifetime ban on all felons and replaced it with a two-year post-sentence ban.
• Nevada: In 2003, the state approved a provision to automatically restore voting rights for first-time nonviolent felons immediately after completion of sentence.
• New Mexico: In 2001, the Legislature adopted a bill repealing the state’s lifetime ban on ex-felon voting. In 2005, a bill was passed that requires the Department of Corrections to provide notification of completion of sentence to the Secretary of State’s office.
• Rhode Island: In 2006, Rhode Island voters approved a referendum to amend the state constitution and restore voting rights to persons currently serving a sentence of probation or parole.
• Tennessee: In 2006, the Tennessee legislature amended the country’s most complex restoration system by greatly simplifying the procedure. All persons convicted of a felony (except electoral or serious violent offenses) are now eligible to have their right to vote restored upon completion of sentence and may apply for a “certificate of restoration” from the Board of Probation and Parole. All applicants must also satisfy any court-ordered restitution or child support obligations.
• Texas: In 1997, the Texas Legislature passed a bill, signed by Governor George W. Bush, eliminating the two-year waiting period after completion of sentence before individuals can regain their right to vote.
• Utah: In 1998, Utah voters approved an amendment prohibiting persons incarcerated for a felony conviction from voting.
• Virginia: The Virginia legislature passed a law in 2000 enabling certain ex-felons to apply to the circuit court for the restoration of their voting rights five years after the completion of their sentence; those convicted of felony drug offenses must wait seven years after completion. The circuit court's decisions are subject to the Governor's approval.
• Wyoming: In 2003, Governor Freudenthal signed a bill to allow people convicted of a non-violent first-time felony to apply for restoration of voting rights five years after completion of sentence
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