(1) Any offender may apply to the court for rehabilitation
(2) Rehabilitation may only be applied for after 5 (five) years in the case of a conviction for felony and after 3 (three) years in the case of a conviction for misdemeanour. These time-limits shall run from the date following the day of his release in the case of a sentence to loss of liberty, or payment in the case of a fine.
(3) The time-limit prescribed in Subsection (2) above shall be doubled in the case of persons with a previous conviction
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