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Iowa Code Title II. Elections and Official Duties [Chs. 39-79] § 48A.6A. Discharge of sentence--definition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Effective upon the ratification of a constitutional amendment originating in a resolution passed during the eighty-eighth general assembly relating to the restoration of the voting rights of felons upon the discharge of a criminal sentence pursuant to Article X, section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa>

A person shall not be considered to have discharged a sentence for purposes of Article II, section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa and section 48A.6 unless the person has done all of the following:

1. Completed any term of confinement, parole, and probation, and completed any special sentence imposed pursuant to chapter 903B.

2. For an offense under chapter 707, the offense of child endangerment resulting in the death of a child or minor under section 726.6, or election misconduct in the first degree under section 39A.2, received a pardon or restoration of rights from the governor.

3. Paid all pecuniary damages owed to a natural person imposed pursuant to chapter 910, as confirmed by the clerk of the court.

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