Maximum of $100 per day of wrongful incarceration. Claimant must show he did not "contribute to the bringing about of his arrest or conviction for the crime with which he was charged." Effective: 1941; Amended: 2009.

Read the statute: Cal Penal Code 4900 to 4906

DNA Exonerations Nationwide

Compensating The Wrongly Convicted

A life stolen, a long road back

Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted

After Exoneration

81% of Exonerated People Who Have Been Compensated Under State Laws Received Less Than the Federal Standard, New Innocence Project Report Shows