724.27  Offenders’ rights restored.
  1.  The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 1, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored under section 914.7 if any of the following occur:
  a.  The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of a state for a disqualifying conviction.
  b.  The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication.
  c.  The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.
  2.  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.
[C79, 81, §724.27]
94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19