Eligibility for Compensation.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State of Iowa v. Patrick Ryan Nicoletto (2015)
Most recently applied in 451 N.J. Super. 499 - PAUL KAMIENSKI VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENTOF TREASURY(L-2106-10, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (August 2017)
(Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §7.)
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.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.