28 CFR 1.2
§ 1.2 Eligibility for filing petition for pardon.
United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective
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- 28 CFR 1.2, § 1.2 Eligibility for filing petition for pardon, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/119674
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No petition for pardon should be filed until the expiration of a waiting period of at least five years after the date of the release of the petitioner from confinement or, in case no prison sentence was imposed, until the expiration of a period of at least five years after the date of the conviction of the petitioner. Generally, no petition should be submitted by a person who is on probation, parole, or supervised release.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.