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Restoring Civil Rights After a Felony in North Dakota

How North Dakota law treats restoring rights after a felony, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Rights return automatically. Except as otherwise provided by law, a convicted person keeps all political and civil rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, which are lost only during actual incarceration for a felony (a public office held at the time of sentencing… N.D.C.C. 12.1-33-01 to 12.1-33-03; N.D.C.C. 27-09.1-08(2)(e); N.D.C.C. 62.1-02-01(1)

Restoring rights after a felonyRights return automatically. Except as otherwise provided by law, a convicted person keeps all political and civil rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, which are lost only during actual incarceration for a felony (a public office held at the time of sentencing is forfeited). Jury service is barred only for someone who has lost the right to vote because of imprisonment or is disqualified by a special provision of law. Firearms are restored by the passage of time: after a violent felony (under chapters 12.1-16 through 12.1-25), possession is banned for ten years after conviction or release from incarceration, parole or probation, whichever is latest; after other felonies (and certain violent class A misdemeanors involving a weapon), the ban lasts five years. Violating the firearm ban is a Class C felony.
Jury: https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c09-1.pdf ; firearms: https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t62-1c02.pdf . Class A felony up to 20 years and/or $20,000; Class B felony up to 10 years and/or $20,000; Class C felony up to 5 years and/or $10,000; Class A misdemeanor up to 360 days and/or $3,000; Class B misdemeanor up to 30 days and/or $1,500; infraction a fine of up to $1,000 (no jail).
Source: N.D.C.C. 12.1-33-01 to 12.1-33-03; N.D.C.C. 27-09.1-08(2)(e); N.D.C.C. 62.1-02-01(1)

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How do you restore your rights after a felony in North Dakota?
Rights return automatically. Except as otherwise provided by law, a convicted person keeps all political and civil rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, which are lost only during actual incarceration for a felony (a public office held at the time of sentencing is forfeited). Jury service is barred only for someone who has lost the right to vote because of imprisonment or is disqualified by a special provision of law. Firearms are restored by the passage of time: after a violent felony (under chapters 12.1-16 through 12.1-25), possession is banned for ten years after conviction or release from incarceration, parole or probation, whichever is latest; after other felonies (and certain violent class A misdemeanors involving a weapon), the ban lasts five years. Violating the firearm ban is a Class C felony.

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