(1) Index cards shall be withdrawn from criminal records where the sentences or preventive
measures recorded therein have been nullified by a judgment of acquittal which has become
final.
(2) The same shall apply to sentences that are:
(a) nullified as a result to review proceedings;
(b) expunged by amnesty or rehabilitation.
(3) Index cards withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) above
shall be filed in the archives of the criminal records and no information shall be obtained there
from without the written authorization of the Legal Department.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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