{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-724.27","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 724.27","heading":"Offenders’ rights restored.","body":"1. The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 2, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored if any of the following occur:\na. The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of a state for a disqualifying conviction.\nb. The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication.\nc. The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.\n2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person whose pardon, restoration of civil rights, or expungement of conviction expressly forbids the person to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rights restored under section 914.7.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 724 - WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/724.27.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"e48456ecc750e430c9e400afc668a91b3db79d2e07aa2fbf94e29c75a2978756","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-724.26","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-724.28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}