To request the expungement of an offense from your STATE (not Federal) criminal record: You must have either been exonerated, acquited, or served the complete term of your sentence - then file a petition/motion with the court setting forth valid 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 your own esearch to learn if this applies to your state), you will still remain subject to whatever restrictions your state laws place on you (e.g.- voting rights - elective office - firearms/ammunition possession - etc). FEDERALLY CONVICTED FELONS - CAUTION: Regardless of what rights your state may restore, if you were convicted in FEDERAL COURT of a FEDERAL FELONY - it is a felony crime for a federally convicted felon to EVER own or possess a firearm. The U.S. Criminal Code, makes the penalty for illegal possession of a firearm a mandatory minimum of fifteen (15) years in prison in some cases (Title 18 U.S.C. sec 924(e)(1). At this time FEDERALLY convicted felons have no solution to their firearm disqualification. Congress has effectively eliminated the review of federally convicted felons' petitions for restoration of their firearms privileges, by denying funding for the purpose.
Yes, they can.
If you are convicted of a crime and go to prison, some of your rights are suspended.
Not in the United States.Added: Such matters are not considered criminal, and are prosecuted under civil law, for which there is no jail penalty.
No--only someone who is convicted of a felony (one type of crime) is a felon.
Yes but only if you have been convicted of crime.
That is not possible, you must be arrested, charged and have a trial before you can be convicted of a crime.
If you have been convicted of a crime, you have pleaded or been found you guilty by a judge or jury. You can go to the courthouse where you were convicted and ask for a copy of your judgment.
Yes, trespassing is a crime, and if there is sufficient evidence you did it, you will be convicted.
Yes, simply being arrested and/or charged does not make you a criminal UNLESS you are convicted of a crime in court.
yes he was. i forgot what it was but it was a crime.
The Governor of Texas has the authority to grant a pardon to someone convicted of a crime in the state.
In the US, the only time you can say a person is guilty of a crime is after they have been convicted of the crime. Until a person is convicted or admits guilt in a court of law, they are charged with the crime or suspected of the crime.