What state are you interested in? Expungement can only be requsted from the state that convicted you (e.g.: If you were convicted in California you can't request expungement from Nevada, etc).
You are referring to expungment. The process varies by state.
WA state DOES have provisions for restoring your IN-STATE firearms possession rights. You must check yourself - there are some exceptions and conviction of some crimes will not permit you to have your rights restored. Even if the state restores your rights they will be valied only within the state of WA, NOT anywhere outside the state. If you were convicted of a federal felony, the state cannot help you - you must apply with the feds (forget it).
The first step is to detemine if you even qualify for expungement. See below link for WA expungement law:
If the felon lives in a state which restores someof those rights, he can apply for a carry permit in his state, and such permit is NOT valid outside his state. If the felon has not had his rights restored, he cannot legally own or possess a firearm, therefore, cannot carry one.Added: And he cannot have been convicted of a federal offense. There is no remedy for federal offenders.
Sexual offenses, ESPECIALLY forcible sexual offenses, are not eligible for expungment in ANY state.
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Too broad a question to be addressed here. You must narrow down the scope of your question as WHAT rights you are referring to, and WHAT state(s) you are interersted in.
To request the expungement of an offense from your STATE (not Federal) criminal record: You must have either been acquited or served the complete term of your sentence - then file a petition/motion with the court setting forth good reason(s) why your request should be granted. A judge will review your petition and the circumstances of your case and issue a ruling either granting or denying the request. AN EXPUNGEMENT IS NOT A PARDON! Expungement only removes the record of your offense from being available to the public. Law enforcement, the courts, and government agencies will always have access to your actual 'true' record. FELONS CONVICTED IN STATE COURT OF STATE CRIMES: If your request for expungement is granted and you are a resident of a state which completely or partially restores your "rights" (you will have to do research to learn if this applies to your state), you will still remain subject to any restrictions that your state laws place on you (e.g.- voting rights - elective office - firearms/ammunition possession - etc).
expungment
No. Automatic restoration of voting rights only restores voting privileges. You must apply to the state pardon board for restoration of firearm rights - and they only accept applications from non-violent and non-drug related offenders. You must have a clean record for 5 years after the successful completion of sentencing. Only 35-50% of all submitted applications are approved.
Those would be state's rights .
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