Florida executive clemency is a separate process from record sealing or expungement.
The State Board of Executive Clemency can consider several forms of relief, including pardons, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, restoration of civil rights, and restoration of firearm authority.
Where the process lives
The Office of Executive Clemency operates through the Florida Commission on Offender Review. Its official site provides applications, rules, meeting information, and contact details.
Florida Commission on Offender Review: Executive Clemency
Restoration records can be searched
The state maintains a public Restoration of Civil Rights search for grants issued by the Board of Executive Clemency. The search does not determine eligibility or the status of a pending application.
Restoration of Civil Rights search
Clemency is different from sealing or expungement
Clemency changes certain legal consequences of a conviction. Sealing and expungement concern public access to qualifying criminal history records and use a separate FDLE and court process.
Because individual cases vary, people considering clemency should use the current state rules and qualified legal guidance rather than rely on informal summaries.
