(1)  Upon granting a pardon, the board shall issue an expungement order, directing any criminal justice agency to remove the recipient’s identifying information relating to the expunged convictions from its records.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-27-5.1

(a) an act of grace that forgives a criminal conviction and restores the rights and privileges forfeited by or because of the criminal conviction;
(b) the release of an offender from the entire punishment prescribed for a criminal offense and from disabilities that are a consequence of the criminal conviction; and
(c) the reinstatement of any civil rights lost as a consequence of conviction or punishment for a criminal offense. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Parole: means a release from imprisonment on prescribed conditions which, if satisfactorily performed by the parolee, enables the parolee to obtain a termination of the parolee's sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (a)  When a pardon has been granted, employees of the Board of Pardons and Parole may not divulge any identifying information regarding the pardoned person to any person or agency, except for the pardoned person.

    (b)  The Bureau of Criminal Identification may not count pardoned convictions against any future expungement eligibility.

    (2)  An expungement order, issued by the board, has at least the same legal effect and authority as an order of expungement issued by a court, pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 40a, Expungement.

    (3)  The board shall provide clear written directions to the recipient along with a list of agencies known to be affected by the expungement order.

    Amended by Chapter 356, 2017 General Session

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