31-442. Application for pardon; notice;
exceptions
A. At least ten days before the board of executive clemency acts upon an
application for a pardon, written notice of intention to apply therefor, signed by the
person applying, shall be served on the county attorney of the county where the applicant
was convicted, and proof of the service must be presented to the board by
affidavit. Unless dispensed with by the governor, a copy of the notice shall also be
published for thirty days from the first publication, in a paper in the county in which
the conviction was had.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply:
1. When there is imminent danger of the death of the person convicted or
imprisoned.
2. When the term of imprisonment of the applicant is within ten days of expiration.
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