Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 15:572.8: Compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; petition process; compensation; proof; assignment of powers and duties
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a civil procedure allowing individuals whose convictions were reversed or vacated to petition for monetary compensation if they prove factual innocence by clear and convincing evidence. The district court decides petitions after the state responds.
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