Postconviction Statutes
State DNA postconviction statutes determine if someone convicted of a crime and then exonerated is entitled to any compensation.
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Postconviction Expansion Law. DNAResources.com provides a short, up-to-date, alphabetic list of DNA postconviction expansion legislation listed by State. View the summary of DNA database expansion legislation by year.
DNA Access Laws. The Innocence Project provides summaries of State DNA access laws. Select this link to see if see a specific State has passed DNA access laws and read a summary if available.
Compensation Laws. The Innocence Project provides summaries of State compensation laws. Select this link to see if see a specific State has passed compensation laws and read a summary if available.
