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Section 961.04, Florida Statutes 2009

961.04  Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration.--A wrongfully incarcerated person is not eligible for compensation under the act if:

(1)  Before the person's wrongful conviction and incarceration, the person was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony offense, or a crime committed in another jurisdiction the elements of which would constitute a felony in this state, or a crime committed against the United States which is designated a felony, excluding any delinquency disposition;

(2)  During the person's wrongful incarceration, the person was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony offense; or

(3)  During the person's wrongful incarceration, the person was also serving a concurrent sentence for another felony for which the person was not wrongfully convicted.

History.--s. 4, ch. 2008-39.