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SECTION 70 — Rehabilitation as of Right

In French Réhabilitation de plein droit

(1) An offender who has not had any further sentence of imprisonment for felony or misdemeanour shall as of right be rehabilitated upon expiry of the following periods: - Five (5) years, for a sentence of fine ; - ten (10) years for a single sentence of imprisonment of up to six months ; - fifteen (15) years for a single sentence of up to two years ; - twenty (20) years for a single sentence of up to five years. (2) The period shall be 15 (fifteen) years for an aggregate sentence of more than1 (one) year but not more than 2 (two) years. (3) Sentences ordered to run concurrently shall be counted as a single sentence. (4) The said periods shall run, in the case of a sentence of fine, from the date of payment or of prescription, and in the case of loss of liberty, from the date of expiry of the sentence, taking into consideration any remission or prescription. (5) The partial or total remission of a sentence shall amount to its partial or total execution.
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Texte français

ARTICLE 70 — Réhabilitation de plein droit

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Section 70 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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