How does the clemency process work?
A. At the completion of your sentence, the Florida Department of Corrections will automatically submit an electronic application for you to the Parole Commission for eligibility review for restoration of civil rights without a hearing. Your case will be processed either as Level I (automatic approval of restoration of civil rights) or Level II (restoration of civil rights without a hearing by preliminary review list). (Please see Rules 9 and 10 of the Rules of Executive Clemency.) If determined eligible as a Level I case (automatic RCR), your name will be submitted to the Executive Clemency Board on an Executive Order for approval. Your certificate will be mailed to your last known address once the order has been signed. If your case is determined to be a Level II (restoration of civil rights without a hearing by preliminary review list), following an investigation of your case, your name will be provided to the Executive Clemency Board for a 30-day review. If the Governor and two or m
