Alexander City, AL asked in Criminal Law for Alabama

Q: Do you get your gun rights back after you get off probation if you plead youthful offender

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William E. Scully Jr.
William E. Scully Jr.
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Daphne, AL
  • Licensed in Alabama

A: Being a youthful offender does not deprive you of the right to possess a gun. In addition, you will be relieved to hear that even though you are a Youthful Offender you can still vote, serve as a juror, hold public office, and be hired by the state. YO status does not does not deprive you of 'any right or privilege or make (you) ineligible to receive any license granted by public authority' in Alabama. In fact, being a Youthful Offender 'shall not be deemed a conviction of crime' and the records of your adjudication are almost completely confidential! Thus saith Alabama Code Section 15-19-7.

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