Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-5-213
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Pardon by Governor — Motion to set aside conviction —
Official statutory text
Release from penalties, destruction of records.
A. Upon the motion of a person who has been adjudicated and
sentenced as a youthful offender and who has been subsequently
transferred to the adult system pursuant to Section 10 of this act,
with the recommendation of the sentencing court, the Governor may
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 373
grant a full and complete pardon and restore citizenship to any
person who has been convicted and sentenced as an adult and who has
completed the sentence or been discharged from parole.
B. Upon the motion of a person convicted as a youthful
offender, and three (3) years after the expiration of the sentence
of the youthful offender, the court may set aside the conviction if:
1. The court has previously found that the person has
reasonably complied with the rehabilitation plan and objectives;
2. The person was discharged from supervision by the Office of
Juvenile Affairs, or was granted early discharge from such
supervision by the court; or
3. The person has completed the sentence imposed as a result of
his first conviction as a youthful offender and has no subsequent
convictions.
If a conviction is set aside pursuant to this subsection, the
youthful offender shall thereafter be released from all penalties
and disabilities resulting from the offense for which such person
was convicted, including but not limited to, any disqualification
for any employment or occupational license, or both, created by any
other provision of law. The court may in addition order any law
enforcement agency over whom the court has jurisdiction to produce
all files and records pertaining to said arrest and conviction of
the youthful offender and shall order the clerk of the court to
destroy the entire file and record of the case, including docket
sheets, index entries, court records, summons, warrants or records
in the office of the clerk or which have been produced by a law
enforcement agency in which the name of the youthful offender is
mentioned. The court may order probation officers and counselors to
destroy all records, reports, and social and clinical studies
relating to said youthful offender that are in their possession
except when said documents are necessary to maintain state or
federal funding.
A. Upon the motion of a person who has been adjudicated and
sentenced as a youthful offender and who has been subsequently
transferred to the adult system pursuant to Section 10 of this act,
with the recommendation of the sentencing court, the Governor may
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 373
grant a full and complete pardon and restore citizenship to any
person who has been convicted and sentenced as an adult and who has
completed the sentence or been discharged from parole.
B. Upon the motion of a person convicted as a youthful
offender, and three (3) years after the expiration of the sentence
of the youthful offender, the court may set aside the conviction if:
1. The court has previously found that the person has
reasonably complied with the rehabilitation plan and objectives;
2. The person was discharged from supervision by the Office of
Juvenile Affairs, or was granted early discharge from such
supervision by the court; or
3. The person has completed the sentence imposed as a result of
his first conviction as a youthful offender and has no subsequent
convictions.
If a conviction is set aside pursuant to this subsection, the
youthful offender shall thereafter be released from all penalties
and disabilities resulting from the offense for which such person
was convicted, including but not limited to, any disqualification
for any employment or occupational license, or both, created by any
other provision of law. The court may in addition order any law
enforcement agency over whom the court has jurisdiction to produce
all files and records pertaining to said arrest and conviction of
the youthful offender and shall order the clerk of the court to
destroy the entire file and record of the case, including docket
sheets, index entries, court records, summons, warrants or records
in the office of the clerk or which have been produced by a law
enforcement agency in which the name of the youthful offender is
mentioned. The court may order probation officers and counselors to
destroy all records, reports, and social and clinical studies
relating to said youthful offender that are in their possession
except when said documents are necessary to maintain state or
federal funding.
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