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Pardons, etc

• Expungement
  • Forms (WI Court System)
    • Petition to Expunge Court Record of Conviction
    • Order on Petition to Expunge Court Record of Conviction
    • Petition to Expunge Court Record of Conviction (Prior to July 1, 2009)
    • Order on Petition to Expunge Court Record of Conviction (Prior to July 1, 2009)
    • Juvenile
      • Petition to Expunge Court Record of Adjudication/Recommendation of Dist. Attorney
      • Order Concerning Petition to Expunge Court Record of Adjudication
  • Arrest & Conviction Records Under the Law (WI Civil Rights Bureau)
  • Removal of Arrest Information (WI Dept. of Justice)
    Learn what information can be removed from your arrest record and why an arrest will still appear on your criminal history even if a court has ordered the court record expunged.
  • Removal of Arrest Information / Return of Fingerprint Card (WI Dept. of Justice, Crime Information Bureau)
  • Special Committee on Expunction of Criminal Records (WI Legislative Council)
    Access committee minutes, memos and related materials.
  • WCCA FAQ on Expungement (WI Court System)
  • WI Statutes: s. 938.355 "Dispositional Orders"
  • WI Statutes: s. 973.015 "Misdemeanors, Special Disposition"
    Provides information about possible expungement for offenses committed by those under 21.
    
    
• Pardons, WI
  • Executive Clemency Notice (WI Office of the Governor)
  • DCC Operations Manual (WI Dept. of Corrections, Div. of Community Corrections)
    Includes sections on pardons and restoration of civil rights.

• Pardons, Federal
  • Forms
    • Commutation Forms & Instructions (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
    • Executive Clemency Forms & FAQs (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
    • Pardon Application for Vietnam-era Selective Service Act Violations (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney
    Office accepts all pardons for federal criminal offenses & makes recommendations to the President. Site contains clemency regulations, standards for consideration of clemency petitions, statistics by fiscal year & by administration, lists of recipients granted clemency during a Presidential term, and application forms. Forms include: petitions for commutations, pardons, and applications for pardons for Vietnam-era Selective Service Act violations.
    
    
• Restoration / Loss of Civil Rights for Convicted Felons
  • Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction (WI State Public Defender Conference, 2011)
  • Federal Statutes Imposing Collateral Consequences Upon Conviction (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • DCC Operations Manual (WI Dept. of Corrections, Div. of Community Corrections)
    Includes sections on pardons and restoration of civil rights.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Constitution: Art. III, s. 2 Suffrage & Exclusions
• WI Statutes: s. 6.03 (1)(b) "Disqualification of Electors"
• WI Statutes: s. 304.078 "Restoration of Civil Rights of Convicted Persons"
• WI Statutes: s. 17.03 (5) Public Office Vacancies
• WI Statutes: s. 756.02 "Juror Qualifications"
• WI Statutes: s. 941.29 "Possession of a Firearm"
• WI Statutes: s. 973.176 "Notice of Restrictions"

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The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Constitution: Art. III, s. 2 Suffrage & Exclusions
• WI Statutes: s. 6.03 (1)(b) "Disqualification of Electors"
• WI Statutes: s. 17.03 (5) Public Office Vacancies
• WI Statutes: s. 165.84(1)
  Provides information about return of fingerprints for persons released without charge or cleared of the offense.
• WI Statutes: ch. 304 "Paroles and Pardons"
• WI Statutes: s. 756.02 "Juror Qualifications"
• WI Statutes: s. 941.29 "Possession of a Firearm"
• WI Statutes: s. 938.355 "Dispositional Orders"
• WI Statutes: s. 973.015 "Misdemeanors, Special Disposition"
  Provides information about possible expungement for offenses committed by those under 21.
• WI Statutes: s. 973.176 "Notice of Restrictions"
• Rules
  • WI SCR 72 "Retention and Maintenance of Court Records"

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County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Guides

  • Expunging Court Records (Marathon Clerk of Court)
  • Expunging court records (Manitowoc Clerk of Court)
    Created by the WI Court System, Director of State Courts Office. Rev. Oct. 2012

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