- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Oct 4, 2021
What it does
Existing law authorizes a person who has been convicted and incarcerated for a felony and later pardoned on the basis of innocence or found to be factually innocent of that crime, as specified, to present a claim against the state to the California Victim Compensation Board for the pecuniary injury sustained by the person through the erroneous conviction and incarceration. Existing law requires the board to recommend to the Legislature that an appropriation be made and the claim paid if a court has made a finding that the person is factually innocent or if the person proves to the board that they are factually innocent. Existing law specifies that there is no presumption in any other…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.