§ 940.05, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 940. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
Restoration of civil rights.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Any person who has been convicted of a felony may be entitled to the restoration of all the rights of citizenship enjoyed by him or her before conviction if the person has:
(1) Received a full pardon from the Board of Executive Clemency;
(2) Served the maximum term of the sentence imposed upon him or her; or
(3) Been granted his or her final release by the Florida Commission on Offender Review.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 3467, 1883; RS 3001; GS 4077; RGS 6181; CGL 8495; s. 3, ch. 69-29; s. 494, ch. 81-259; s. 47, ch. 88-122; s. 1595, ch. 97-102; s. 167, ch. 2008-4; s. 27, ch. 2014-191.
Source of truth
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