{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1411","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1411","heading":"Sealing of records for a pardoned person - Pardons for youthful felony offenders","body":"(a) (1) The Governor shall notify the court upon issuing a pardon, and the court shall issue an order sealing the record of a conviction of the person pardoned. (2) The record of a conviction relating to the conviction of a person pardoned before July 15, 1991, shall be sealed upon the filing of a copy of the pardon with the court by the person. (3) This section does not apply to a pardon issued for: (A) Any offense in which the victim is a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (B) A sex offense; or (C) An offense resulting in death or serious physical injury. (b) A person shall have his or her record of a conviction sealed by the court if the person: (1) Committed a felony in this state while under sixteen (16) years of age; (2) Was convicted and given a suspended sentence; (3) Received a pardon for the conviction; and (4) Has not been convicted of another criminal offense. (c) This section does not prevent a person from requesting that his or her criminal record be sealed under § 16-90-1405 or § 16-90-1406 . Added by Act 2013, No. 1460,§ 9, eff. 1/1/2014.\n\n(a) (1) The Governor shall notify the court upon issuing a pardon, and the court shall issue an order sealing the record of a conviction of the person pardoned. (2) The record of a conviction relating to the conviction of a person pardoned before July 15, 1991, shall be sealed upon the filing of a copy of the pardon with the court by the person. (3) This section does not apply to a pardon issued for: (A) Any offense in which the victim is a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (B) A sex offense; or (C) An offense resulting in death or serious physical injury.\n\n(1) The Governor shall notify the court upon issuing a pardon, and the court shall issue an order sealing the record of a conviction of the person pardoned.\n\n(2) The record of a conviction relating to the conviction of a person pardoned before July 15, 1991, shall be sealed upon the filing of a copy of the pardon with the court by the person.\n\n(3) This section does not apply to a pardon issued for: (A) Any offense in which the victim is a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (B) A sex offense; or (C) An offense resulting in death or serious physical injury.\n\n(A) Any offense in which the victim is a person under eighteen (18) years of age;\n\n(B) A sex offense; or\n\n(C) An offense resulting in death or serious physical injury.\n\n(b) A person shall have his or her record of a conviction sealed by the court if the person: (1) Committed a felony in this state while under sixteen (16) years of age; (2) Was convicted and given a suspended sentence; (3) Received a pardon for the conviction; and (4) Has not been convicted of another criminal offense.\n\n(1) Committed a felony in this state while under sixteen (16) years of age;\n\n(2) Was convicted and given a suspended sentence;\n\n(3) Received a pardon for the conviction; and\n\n(4) Has not been convicted of another criminal offense.\n\n(c) This section does not prevent a person from requesting that his or her criminal record be sealed under § 16-90-1405 or § 16-90-1406 .","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 90","Subchapter 14"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"e98d17537f4420fc45b9deee25b70a68df6160d278c3639813896a1320d8e4ee","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1410","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-90-1412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}