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SECTION 71 — Rehabilitation by Court

In French Réhabilitation judiciaire

(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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Expungement of the conviction a - rehabilitation Punishment and prevention

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ARTICLE 71 — Réhabilitation judiciaire

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Section 71 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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