Civil Rights Restorations
Once a Domestic Violence conviction is entered, you lose your right to keep and bear arms, and under Indiana law that means all kinds of guns (including muzzle-loading black-powder guns). BEFORE you seek expungement, one must seek a civil rights restoration under Indiana law.
Indiana law requires that for civil rights to be restored under Indiana Code 35-47-4-7, one must wait five (5) years from the date of the conviction. A court takes the following under consideration when ruling on the civil rights petition:
(1) Whether the person has been subject to:
(A) a protective order
(B) a no-contact order
(C) a workplace violence restraining order
(D) any other court order that prohibits the person from possessing a firearm.
(2) Whether the person has successfully completed a substance abuse program, if applicable.
(3) Whether the person has successfully completed a parenting class, if applicable.
(4) Whether the person still presents a threat to the victim of the crime.
(5) Whether there is any other reason why the person should not possess a firearm, including whether the person failed to satisfy a specified condition under subsection (c) or whether the person has committed a subsequent offense.
If you are denied, you must wait one (1) year before re-petitioning. The Law Office of Kirk Freeman has helped dozens of persons in several counties restore their civil right to own and carry firearms.