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Restoring Civil Rights After a Felony in Oklahoma

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

Short answer: Voting returns automatically once the sentence is fully completed (registration is required). A person with a felony conviction may not run for or hold elective state, county, municipal, judicial or school office for 15 years after completing the sentence, unless pardoned. 26 O.S. §§ 4-101, 5-105a; 38 O.S. § 28(C)(7); 21 O.S. § 1283(A)-(B); 57 O.S. § 332.2(A)

Restoring rights after a felonyVoting returns automatically once the sentence is fully completed (registration is required). A person with a felony conviction may not run for or hold elective state, county, municipal, judicial or school office for 15 years after completing the sentence, unless pardoned. People convicted of a felony cannot serve on a jury unless fully restored to their civil rights. Firearm rights come back only for a nonviolent felony and only with a full pardon (and no other unpardoned felony); possession by a felon is otherwise a Class B4 felony. Pardons are granted by the Governor; the Pardon and Parole Board reviews clemency applications and makes recommendations that are advisory to the Governor.
Jurors: https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os38.pdf ; firearms: https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf ; Pardon and Parole Board: https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os57.pdf . The Oklahoma Constitution's pardon clause was not read.
Source: 26 O.S. §§ 4-101, 5-105a; 38 O.S. § 28(C)(7); 21 O.S. § 1283(A)-(B); 57 O.S. § 332.2(A)

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How do you restore your rights after a felony in Oklahoma?
Voting returns automatically once the sentence is fully completed (registration is required). A person with a felony conviction may not run for or hold elective state, county, municipal, judicial or school office for 15 years after completing the sentence, unless pardoned. People convicted of a felony cannot serve on a jury unless fully restored to their civil rights. Firearm rights come back only for a nonviolent felony and only with a full pardon (and no other unpardoned felony); possession by a felon is otherwise a Class B4 felony. Pardons are granted by the Governor; the Pardon and Parole Board reviews clemency applications and makes recommendations that are advisory to the Governor.

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