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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81268</law_id><section_number>8.01-195.12</section_number><catch_line>Conditions for continued compensation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-389</reference><reference>8.01-195.10</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration for a Felony Conviction</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If, at the time of the award of compensation pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Compensation for wrongful incarceration" href="/8.01-195.11/">8.01-195.11</a>, the <span class="dictionary">person</span> wrongfully incarcerated has previously won a monetary award against the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof in a <span class="dictionary">civil action</span> arising out of the factual situation in connection with the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> for which the compensation was awarded, or has entered into a <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> agreement with the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof arising out of such situation, the amount of the award in such action or such <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> agreement, less any sums paid to attorneys or for costs in litigating such other <span class="dictionary">civil action</span> or obtaining such <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> agreement, shall be deducted from the sum of money to which the <span class="dictionary">person</span> wrongfully incarcerated is entitled pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Compensation for wrongful incarceration" href="/8.01-195.11/">8.01-195.11</a>. <a id="paragraph-291285" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-195.12/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> As a condition of receiving any compensation under this article, a <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall execute a release and <span class="dictionary">waiver</span> forever releasing (i) the Commonwealth or any agency, instrumentality, officer, employee, or political subdivision thereof, (ii) any legal <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> appointed pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Determination of indigency; guidelines; statement of indigence; appointment of counsel" href="/19.2-159/">19.2-159</a>, and (iii) all other parties of interest, from any present or future claims the <span class="dictionary">person</span> receiving compensation may have against such enumerated parties and arising out of the factual situation in connection with the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> for which compensation is being sought under this article. <a id="paragraph-291286" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-195.12/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2004, cc. 818, 840; 2010, c. 557; 2024, c. 396.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
