Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 20A-2-101.3 - Convicted misdemeanants - Restoration of right to vote or hold office(1) As used in this section, "misdemeanant" means a person convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title.(2) A misdemeanant's right to register to vote and to vote in an election is restored when the misdemeanant:(a) is sentenced to probation; or(b) has successfully completed the term of incarceration to which the misdemeanant was sentenced.(3) A misdemeanant's right to hold elective office is restored when:(a) the misdemeanor for an offense under this title is expunged as provided in Title 77, Chapter 40a, Expungement of Criminal Records; or(b)(i) five years have passed since the date of the misdemeanant's most recent misdemeanor conviction of an offense under this title;(ii) the misdemeanant has paid all court-ordered restitution and fines; and(iii) for each misdemeanor conviction that has not been expunged, the misdemeanant has: (A) completed probation in relation to the misdemeanor; or(B) successfully completed the term of incarceration associated with the misdemeanor.Amended by Chapter 194, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.Enacted by Chapter 395, 2011 General Session.