Alabama § 29-2-156 Eligibility for Compensation

Alabama Statutes

§ 29-2-156 — Eligibility for Compensation

Alabama § 29-2-156

Title 29Legislature

Ch. 2Permanent Legislative Committees

Art. 9Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

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Ala. Code § 29-2-156 (2026).

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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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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.