Effect of a Pardon

A Pardon does not overturn a judgment of conviction.

A Pardon does not erase or obliterate the fact that
one was once convicted of a crime.

A Pardon does not substitute a good reputation for
one that is bad.

A Pardon does not relieve a convicted sex offender of
the requirement to register as such.

A Pardon does not attest to rehabilitation of a
person.

With regard to occupational licensing, where a
statute limits rights based on the underlying conduct and not the
pardoned offense itself, a pardon would not remove or erase the
disability of past conduct. If there is a requirement that the license
applicant has not been convicted of a felony, the pardon would permit
licensing. However, if the licensing standard is good moral character,
the pardon does not erase the moral guilt associated with the commission
of a criminal offense and the fact giving rise to that conviction may be
considered in determining whether that person is of "good moral
character."

A Pardon does not remove any disabilities resulting
from separate convictions that are not specified on the instrument of
Pardon (ie, being pardoned on one offense but not another would not
remove disabilities from the offense not pardoned).

The Nevada Pardons Board does not have the authority
to restore any rights lost as a result of a conviction in a jurisdiction
outside of Nevada.