RCW 4.100.010
Intent.
The legislature recognizes that persons convicted and imprisoned for crimes they did not commit have been uniquely victimized. Having suffered tremendous injustice by being stripped of their lives and liberty, they are forced to endure imprisonment and are later stigmatized as felons. A majority of those wrongly convicted in Washington state have no remedy available under the law for the destruction of their personal lives resulting from errors in our criminal justice system. The legislature intends to provide an avenue for those who have been wrongly convicted in Washington state to redress the lost years of their lives, and help to address the unique challenges faced by the wrongly convicted after exoneration.
[ 2013 c 175 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 4.100 - Wrongly Convicted Persons.
4.100.020 - Claim for compensation—Definitions.
4.100.030 - Procedure for filing of claims.
4.100.040 - Claims—Evidence, determinations required—Dismissal of claim.
4.100.060 - Compensation awards—Amounts—Proof required—Reentry services.
4.100.070 - Provision of information—Statute of limitations.
4.100.080 - Remedies and compensation exclusive—Admissibility of agreements.