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What your state's own remedy is, who decides it, how long it takes, what it costs, and what it does — and does not — do about the separate federal bar. One row for each jurisdiction that we have checked, with its statute and the day we checked it.
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FLORIDA · The state's own restoration route · on Oct 9, 2026

A route exists

In short
Under Amendment 4 voting rights return with no clemency application "upon completion of all terms of sentence including parole or probation", except for a person convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense; the Rules of Executive Clemency (footnote 1, read October 9, 2026) name § 98.0751(2)(a), Fla. Stat., for what the terms of sentence are. Restoration of Civil Rights can be automatic-on-processing without a hearing for those who qualify. Firearm authority is a clemency petition. One exception: § 790.23(2)(b) says the bar does not apply to a person "Whose criminal history record has been expunged pursuant to s. 943.0515(1)(b)". Fla. Stat. § 940.04 requires the clerk of court to supply the certified documents "free of charge and without delay".
Route
Specific Authority to Own, Possess, or Use Firearms (a clemency type); also Restoration of Civil Rights, Full Pardon
Who decides
Clemency Board — the Governor with two Cabinet members agreeing
Waiting period
Firearm Authority: 8 years after completion of all terms of sentence. Full Pardon: 10 years. Restoration of Civil Rights: none beyond completion, other than financial obligations
Fee
No application fee is published (recorded as 'no fee published', not 'free')
What it restores
Firearm authority is a separate clemency type from Restoration of Civil Rights; RCR alone does not restore it
Without this route, does the state firearm bar stay?
Yes. Firearm authority is a clemency petition, except for a person "Whose criminal history record has been expunged pursuant to s. 943.0515(1)(b)" (§ 790.23(2)(b)).
Official form
https://www.fcor.state.fl.us/content/download/38878/file/Clemency%20Application%20-%20Revisions%2007212025%20JM.pdf?version=1
Effective
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Next scheduled change
None scheduled in the sources checked
Statute / rule
Fla. Const. art. IV, § 8; Fla. Stat. § 790.23; Rules of Executive Clemency · Florida Commission on Offender Review — Rules of Executive Clemency and clemency application
Checked
Verified Sep 19, 2026
What changed →

State law, with its statute and check date. We do not tell you whether your state's remedy cures your federal bar — that turns on your own facts and on federal case law, and it is the question to take to an attorney. Information only, not legal advice.

Sources

  1. 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(20) — official text — checked Oct 8, 2026
  2. 27 CFR 478.11 — definitions — checked Oct 8, 2026
  3. DOJ — 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) and mental health — checked Oct 8, 2026
  4. DOJ — Frequently asked questions — checked Oct 8, 2026