1. The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 2, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored if any of the following occur:
a. The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of a state for a disqualifying conviction.
b. The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication. \n Tue Dec 09 21:55:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 724 (64, 2) 19 WEAPONS, §724.28\n\n c. The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person whose pardon, restoration of civil rights, or expungement of conviction expressly forbids the person to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rights restored under section 914.7. [C79, 81, §724.27] 94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §4 Referred to in §724.26 \n
Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Nathan Daniel Olsen, 848 N.W.2d 363 (Iowa 2014).
· cites it 12× “2 (quoting Iowa Code § 724.27 (1)(c)). The result in Deng Kon Tong was not entirely satisfying for all members of the court.”
State v. Swartz, 601 N.W.2d 348 (Iowa 1999).
· cites it 6× “Now no felon may do so unless permitted by executive order as directed in section 724.27. Hall, 301 N.W.2d at 732 .”
State v. Luter, 346 N.W.2d 802 (Iowa 1984).
· cites it 4× “Also in section 724.27: The provisions of [section] .”
State v. Hall, 301 N.W.2d 729 (Iowa 1981).
· cites it 4× “Now no felon may do so unless permitted by executive order as directed in section 724.27, The Code. We presume, without deciding, that defendant could have asked the governor to amend the executive order to so provide.”
State v. Pinckney, 306 N.W.2d 726 (Iowa 1981).
· cites it 2× “to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices” under the section 724.27 exception. After the briefs were submitted in this appeal we filed State v.”
State of Iowa v. Ezekiel Kieffer (Iowa 2025).
· cites it 6× “Therefore, the defendant shall not possess, ship, transport, or receive firearms, offensive weapons, or ammunition unless such rights have been restored in accordance with Iowa Code section 724.27. Defendant shall deliver all firearms to BLACK HAWK County Sheriff .”
Swartz v. Mathes, 291 F. Supp. 2d 861 (N.D. Iowa 2003).
· cites it 10× “27 ] do not violate the [e]x [p]ost [f]acto [c]lause because [Swartz] is not being additionally punished for his earlier felony, but rather, for a new and separate offense of which the prior felony conviction is an element. And, prior to recommending Swartz’s petition for habeas…”
State of Iowa v. Joseph Lee Barnes (Iowa Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 2× “Therefore, the defendant shall not possess, ship, transport, or receive firearms, offensive weapons, or ammunition unless such rights have been restored in accordance with Iowa Code section 724.27. Defendant shall deliver all firearms to the CERRO GORDO County Sheriff or (law…”
Anthony Browne v. Kimberly Reynolds (8th Cir. 2025).
“Iowa Code § 724.27 . Browne posits that because he is not eligible as a forcible felon to have his civil rights restored under § 914.”
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