Fla. Stat. 961.04
Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration

(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 violent felony, or a crime committed in another jurisdiction the elements of which would constitute a violent felony in this state, or a crime committed against the United States which is designated a violent felony, excluding any delinquency disposition;

(2)

Before the person’s wrongful conviction and incarceration, the person was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, more than one felony that is not a violent felony, or more than one crime committed in another jurisdiction, the elements of which would constitute a felony in this state, or more than one crime committed against the United States which is designated a felony, excluding any delinquency disposition;

(3)

During the person’s wrongful incarceration, the person was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any violent felony;

(4)

During the person’s wrongful incarceration, the person was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, more than one felony that is not a violent felony; or

(5)

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.

Source: Section 961.04 — Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0961.­04 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

§ 961.04. Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration's source at flsenate​.gov