{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-156","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 29-2-156","heading":"Eligibility for Compensation.","body":"In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration a person must:\n(1) Have been convicted by the state of one or more felony offenses, all of which the person was innocent, and have served time in prison as a result of the conviction or convictions; or\n(2) Have been incarcerated pretrial on a state felony charge, for at least two years through no fault of his or her own, before having charges dismissed based on innocence.","path":["Title 29 Legislature.","Chapter 2 Permanent Legislative Committees.","Article 9 Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=29-2-156","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"1c857224ee3046f9c931775d504cfb9f8e1de8beda4654fccbc9feafc16f8a2d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-155","next":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}