State of Utah Board of Pardons & Parole

Pardon Application Instructions (2015/For Reference Only). Utah law provides a process known as Expungement, whereby some arrests and convictions can be expunged or purged from your criminal history. (See Utah Code Ann SS77-40-101). Before you apply for a Pardon, the Board expects that you will seek an Expungement Certificate of Eligibility from the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI). As part of the Pardon application, you will be required to detail your attempts to expunge the crimes for which you are seeking pardon. 

Pardon Application are considered only after a significant period of time of exemplary citizenship and demonstrable evidence of rehabilitation and generally require that at least five (5) years have passed sime the termination or expiration of all criminal offenses, sentences, and supervision on probation or parole (Utah Admin. Code, R671-315-1). In truly extraordinary and unique circumstances, the Board may consider a Pardon application sooner than the five year time requirement, but only if the Board finds that specific good cause for such consideration exists.

Board of Pardons and Parole. This site offers details  on starting factors and decision factors for applying for expungement, pardons,  and sandard/special supervision conditions of parole or probation. The ACLU of Utah created an informational document to explain how the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole (BOP) functions, and the role the Board plays in determining how long each state inmate remains in state custody. Here is the current step-by-step guidance to a Pardon Application. 

Removal from the Registry. This page explains when your name can be removed automatically from the Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry. It also explains what you can do if you do not qualify to be automatically removed from the Registry. However, there are no forms for this process.

The Restoration of Rights Project - Utah, contains detailed state analyses of the law and practice Utah jurisdiction relating to restoration of rights and status following arrest or conviction.  Jurisdictional “profiles” cover areas such as loss Pardon policy & practice, Eligibility, Process, Expungement, and Sealing.