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Utah: Adult Convictions (UT-C-6)

Records relating to an offense are expunged upon a pardon by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.1.
Record Detail(s)
Pardon
Previous Conviction Disqualifying
No statutory language
Mandatory / Discretionary
Mandatory
Hearing
No statutory language
Clearance Process
Automatic
Remedy
Expunge
Ineligible Category or Citation
There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.
Procedure General
Upon granting a pardon, the Board of Pardons and Paroles may issue an expungement order, directing any criminal justice agency to remove the recipient's identifying information relating to the expunged convictions from its records. Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.1.
Fees
There is no statutory language regarding fees.
Effect
The person can respond to any inquiry as though the arrest or conviction did not occur. Utah Code Ann. § 77-40a-401(2), Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.1(2).
Forms
For more information on the expungement of adult arrest records in Utah, click here. 
Waiting Periods
There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.

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