§ 12-18-3. Plea of nolo contendere followed by probation — Effect.
(a) Whenever any person shall be arraigned before the district court or superior court
and shall plead nolo contendere, and the court places the person on probation pursuant
to § 12-18-1, then upon the completion of the probationary period, and absent a violation of the
terms of the probation, the plea and probation shall not constitute a conviction for
any purpose. Evidence of a plea of nolo contendere followed by a period of probation,
completed without violation of the terms of the probation, may not be introduced in
any court proceeding, except that records may be furnishe
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§ 12-18-3. Plea of nolo contendere followed by probation — Effect.
(a) Whenever any person shall be arraigned before the district court or superior court
and shall plead nolo contendere, and the court places the person on probation pursuant
to § 12-18-1, then upon the completion of the probationary period, and absent a violation of the
terms of the probation, the plea and probation shall not constitute a conviction for
any purpose. Evidence of a plea of nolo contendere followed by a period of probation,
completed without violation of the terms of the probation, may not be introduced in
any court proceeding, except that records may be furnished to a sentencing court following
the conviction of an individual for a crime committed subsequent to the successful
completion of probation on the prior offense.
(b) This section shall not apply to any person who is sentenced to serve a term in the
adult correctional institutions or who is given a suspended or deferred sentence in
addition to probation.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons making applications for
the purchase of a firearm, or to persons making applications for permission to carry
a concealable weapon, if the crime for which the plea was entered was a crime of violence
as defined in § 11-47-2 or the plea was entered pursuant to chapter 28 of title 21. In these cases a plea of nolo contendere followed by probation shall be deemed a
conviction for the purposes stated in this subsection.