Mont. Admin. r. 20.26.102 - PROGRAM AND ELIGIBILITY
(1) There is a
program that may pay education expenses for exonerated persons. The department
may pay educational expenses for an exonerated person as described in these
rules. Educational reimbursement is contingent upon legislative appropriation
of funds for this purpose.
(2) To
be eligible for educational reimbursement the exonerated person must have:
(a) been convicted of a felony criminal
offense in the state of Montana;
(b) been imprisoned in a state prison as
described in
53-30-101, MCA, or in a prison
out-of-state as a result of transfer through the interstate compact as a result
of the conviction;
(c) had the
felony criminal offense for which the exonerated person was imprisoned
overturned or dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(d) had the conviction overturned or
dismissed as a result of postconviction forensic DNA testing.
(3) An exonerated person is
eligible to receive benefits under these rules for ten years after the
exonerated person's release from incarceration.
Notes
53-1-214, MCA; IMP, 53-1-214, MCA;
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