Section 561.016

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 561

Effective - 01 Jan 1979, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  *561.016.  Until December 31, 2016 — Basis of disqualification or disability. — 1.  No person shall suffer any legal disqualification or disability because of a finding of guilt or conviction of a crime or the sentence on his conviction, unless the disqualification or disability involves the deprivation of a right or privilege which is

  (1)  Necessarily incident to execution of the sentence of the court; or

  (2)  Provided by the constitution or the code; or

  (3)  Provided by a statute other than the code, when the conviction is of a crime defined by such statute; or

  (4)  Provided by the judgment, order or regulation of a court, agency or official exercising a jurisdiction conferred by law, or by the statute defining such jurisdiction, when the commission of the crime or the conviction or the sentence is reasonably related to the competency of the individual to exercise the right or privilege of which he is deprived.

  2.  Proof of a conviction as relevant evidence upon the trial or determination of any issue, or for the purpose of impeaching the convicted person as a witness, is not a disqualification or disability within the meaning of this chapter.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60)

Effective 1-01-79

*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.  Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.