26.07.060 Pardon Board Definitions

(a) "COMMUTATION." An exchange or replacement of the punishment to which an individual has been sentenced to a less severe punishment.

(b) "CONDITIONAL PARDON." A pardon, commutation, reprieve or remission of a fine, subject to terms and conditions established by the Chairman upon recommendation of the Pardon Advisory Board that does not become effective until the offender fulfills some condition.

(c) "DEPARTMENT." shall be defined as the Department of Prisons of any jurisdiction.

(d) "PARDON." The removal of punishment or custody imposed upon a person for the commission of an offense. A pardon does not remove that person's conviction or plea or finding of guilt for an offense unless specifically stated in the Certificate of Pardon.

(e) "REPRIEVE." The temporary relief from or postponement of the execution of a criminal sentence, analogous to a commutation or a pardon.

For purposes of this code, the terms pardon, expunge, set aside, commutation, etc. shall have the same meaning. These terms shall mean action taken by the Chairman, upon recommendation of the Pardon Board, to ensure that Tribal offenses are set aside and the corresponding criminal records information is expunged with respect to the offense at issue.