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As far as I know, the difference between expungement and a pardon is with an expungement the crime "never happened" as far as criminal records are concerned, but with a pardon the crime happened but you no longer have to serve punishment.

So what does this mean in her future? Is she still considered a felon for background check purposes? Does she have to answer "yes" to the felon question on employment applications? Is she still prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law?

A pardon is an improvement in her situation, but I do not know if it solves all her problems.

Be interested in any lawyers who know how this works chiming in.

what about safe passage laws? I always had the understanding that if you are a resident of a state where its legal to carry a firearm in your vehicle that you are safe driving thru other states as long as the firearm stays out of sight/unloaded?

Thankfully I have no need or desire to travel anywhere near the east coast.

Jumping Frog wrote:As far as I know, the difference between expungement and a pardon is with an expungement the crime "never happened" as far as criminal records are concerned, but with a pardon the crime happened but you no longer have to serve punishment.

So what does this mean in her future? Is she still considered a felon for background check purposes? Does she have to answer "yes" to the felon question on employment applications? Is she still prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law?

A pardon is an improvement in her situation, but I do not know if it solves all her problems.

Be interested in any lawyers who know how this works chiming in.

The charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in a first time offenders program after public pressure because Ray Rice was allowed in the program and she wasn't. They originally offered a plea, 3 years prison. She declined and eventually had charges reduced. A pardon restores all rights.