Pardons, etc
- Removal of Arrest Information
- Arrest & Conviction Records (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.
- Expungement
- Forms (WI Court System)
- Legal Tune Up (Lift Dane)
Helps remove eligible criminal records from WCCA. Accesses public data to assist users with resolving some legal issues and directs people to the legal and employment services they may need or want. - Resources for Seeking Expungement of Criminal Conviction and Arrest Records (WisBar InsideTrack July 2022)
- Expunging Court Records (WI Court System)
- WCCA FAQ on Expungement (WI Court System)
- Wisconsin restoration of rights, pardon, expungement & sealing (Restoration of Rights Project)
Includes restoratin of civil rights, firearms, pardon policy, judicial expungement and sealing, and conviction consideration in employment. Related report: Forgiving and forgetting in American justice - 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
- Wisconsin Pardon Information & Application (WI Office of the Governor)
- Pardons (WI Legislative Council)
- Electronic Case Reference Manual (WI Dept. of Corrections, Div. of Community Corrections)
Includes sections on pardons and restoration of civil rights. - Pardon Database (WI Secretary of State)
Search approved pardons from 1977 to present.
- Commutations, WI
- Commutation information and applications (WI Office of the Governor)
A commutation shortens a sentence you are currently serving.
- Commutation information and applications (WI Office of the Governor)
- Pardons, Federal
- Forms
- Commutation and commutation forms and instructions (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.
- Forms
- Restoration / Loss of Civil Rights for Convicted Felons
- Felons and the right to vote in Wisconsin (WI Legislative Council)
- Electronic Case Reference Manual (WI Dept. of Corrections, Div. of Community Corrections)
Includes sections on pardons and restoration of civil rights. - 50 state survey of restoration of civil rights (Restoration of Rights Project)
Includes restoratin of civil rights, firearms, pardon policy, judicial expungement and sealing, and conviction consideration in employment. Includes a report: Forgiving and forgetting in American justice. - Federal Statutes Imposing Collateral Consequences Upon Conviction, 2006 (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction (American Bar Assoc.)
- Restoration of Rights: 50 state survey (Nat'l Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
- Restore your vote
Answer quick questions to determine if you are able to register to vote in your state.
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"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
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
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Legal Assistance
- Clean Slate Milwaukee
(414) 627-0067 Helps individuals to expunge eligible court criminal records. This clinic meets periodically. Check their website or Facebook page for upcoming events and related handouts.
- Clean Slate Milwaukee
Guides
- Expunging Court Records (Marathon Clerk of Court)
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Ascent of the Administrative State and the Demise of Mercy
Harvard L Rev 121.5 (Mar 2008) - Economics of Presidential Pardons & Commutations
Jnl of Legal Studies 38.1 (Jan 2009) - Federal Executive Clemency Power: the President's Prerogative to Escape Accountability
U Rich L Rev 27.345 (1993) - Public Access to State Clemency Petitions
Criminal L Bull 44.2 (Mar-Apr 2008) - To Forgive Divine: The Governor's Pardoning Power
78 Wis Lawyer 2 (Feb 2005) - Wrongful Assumption of Gubernatorial Plenary Authority Over the Pardoning Process
S.D. L Rev 50.156 (2005)
Library Resources
- Civil consequences of conviction: the impact of criminal records under Wisconsin law
- Civil Disabilities of Convicted Felons: a State-by-State Survey
- Law of Sentencing
- Relief from the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction