Alabama § 29-2-156 Eligibility for Compensation

Alabama Statutes

§ 29-2-156 — Eligibility for Compensation

Alabama·Title 29 Legislature·Ch. 2 Permanent Legislative Committees·Art. 9 Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration a person must:

(1)Have been convicted by the state of one or more felony offenses, all of which the person was innocent, and have served time in prison as a result of the conviction or convictions; or

(2)Have been incarcerated pretrial on a state felony charge, for at least two years through no fault of his or her own, before having charges dismissed based on innocence.

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In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration a person must:
(1) Have been convicted by the state of one or more felony offenses, all of which the person was innocent, and have served time in prison as a result of the conviction or convictions; or
(2) Have been incarcerated pretrial on a state felony charge, for at least two years through no fault of his or her own, before having charges dismissed based on innocence.

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