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TilgungCriminal Record, Extinction of: After a certain period of time convictions are extinguished from the criminal record of a person Register of Convictions. The minimum period before such an extinction can become effective is 5 years (for juvenile delinquents 3 years). If a person has more than one conviction the criminal record is only partly extinguished, the record of a person sentenced to life imprisonment cannot be extinguished. The Federal President of Austria can grant pardons and extinguish criminal records.
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