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Fla. Stat. § 961.04

Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration

Known as the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 961.01 to 961.07 (7 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case People v. Washington (2023)

Most recently applied in People v. Washington (July 2023)

History.--s. 4, ch. 2008-39; s. 2, ch. 2017-120; s. 3, ch. 2025-194.

A wrongfully incarcerated person is not eligible for compensation under the act for any period of incarceration during which the person was concurrently serving a sentence for a conviction of another felony for which such person was lawfully incarcerated.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.