WV HB4190

Automatically restores the right to possess firearms and serve on a jury for first-time nonviolent felony offenders upon completion of parole, probation, or imprisonment, without requiring a court petition

Excludes from automatic restoration anyone convicted of violent felonies, felonies involving minors, animal cruelty, offenses using deadly weapons, crimes punishable by life imprisonment, or offenses involving bodily injury

Allows eligible individuals to voluntarily petition the court for documentation confirming their rights have been restored, with the court required to grant such petitions summarily without a hearing

Requires the Attorney General to publish guidance on concealed deadly weapon laws and rights restoration by January 1, 2027

Amends existing law to clarify that petitions to restore firearms rights may also include restoration of jury service rights, and that pardoned individuals or those with restored rights are not prohibited from possessing firearms