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(a) In a contested or uncontested proceeding, if the court has granted a writ of habeas corpus or when the court vacates a judgment pursuant to Section 1473.6 and if the court has found that the person is factually innocent, under any standard for factual innocence applicable in those proceedings, that finding shall be binding on the California Victim Compensation Board for a claim presented to the board, and upon application by the person, the board shall, without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant, pursuant to Section 4904, if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature. A person granted relief under this subdivision on or after January 1, 2015, is entitled, upon application to the Department of Justice, to
the relief available pursuant to Section 13151.5.(b) In a contested or uncontested proceeding, if the court has granted a writ of habeas corpus or vacated a judgment pursuant to Section 1473.6 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1473.7, the person may move for a finding of factual innocence by a preponderance of the evidence that the crime with which they were charged was either not committed at all or, if committed, was not committed by the petitioner. If the court makes a finding of factual innocence under this subdivision, it shall also issue an order entitling the defendant, upon application to the Department of Justice, to the relief available pursuant to Section 13151.5, including, subject to proof by the defendant, the number of days that the defendant was incarcerated, including in pretrial detention, solely as a
result of the former conviction, the number of days that the individual was on parole or community supervision solely as a result of the former conviction, and the number of days the defendant was required to register as a sex offender solely as a result of the former conviction. The court shall provide the Department of Justice with any order issued under this subdivision utilizing existing reporting methods prescribed by the department.
(c) If the court makes a finding that the petitioner has proven their factual innocence by a preponderance of the evidence pursuant to subdivision (b), upon application by the person, the board shall, without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant, pursuant to Section 4904, if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature. A person granted relief under this subdivision prior to
January 1, 2025, is entitled, upon application to the Department of Justice, to the relief available pursuant to Section 13151.5.
(d) (1) In a contested or uncontested proceeding, if the court has granted a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to common law, the California Constitution, the United States Constitution, or paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 1473, or vacated a judgment pursuant to Section 1473.6 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1473.7, and the charges were subsequently dismissed, or the person was acquitted of the charges on a retrial, the petitioner may move the court for a finding that they are entitled to approval of a claim for compensation pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4900) of Title 6 of Part 3. The court shall grant the motion unless the district
attorney
objects in writing within 15 days from when the person files the motion and can establish by clear and convincing evidence that the person committed the acts constituting the offense and is therefore not entitled to compensation. The district attorney shall bear the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the person committed the acts constituting the offense. The district attorney may request a single 30-day extension of time upon a showing of good cause. An extension of time beyond this period may be given if agreed upon by stipulation between both parties.
(2) If the district attorney does not object, or if the district attorney fails to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the person committed the acts constituting the offense as described in paragraph (1), the court shall grant the motion and the
board shall, upon application by the person, without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant, pursuant to Section 4904, if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(3) If the motion is granted pursuant to a stipulation of the district attorney, and upon application by the person, the board shall, without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant, pursuant to Section 4904, if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(e) A conviction reversed and dismissed is no longer valid, thus the district attorney may not rely on the fact that the state still maintains that the claimant is guilty of the crime for which they were wrongfully convicted, that the state defended the conviction against the petitioner through court
litigation, or that there was a conviction to establish that the petitioner is not entitled to compensation. The district attorney may also not rely solely on the trial record to establish that the petitioner is not entitled to compensation.
(f) An inference shall not be drawn in any other proceeding for failure to make a motion or obtain a favorable ruling pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b). A res judicata or collateral estoppel finding in any other proceeding shall not be made for failure to make a motion or obtain a favorable ruling pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of this section.
(g) If a federal court, after granting a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to a nonstatutory motion or request, finds a petitioner factually innocent by no less than a preponderance of the
evidence that the crime with which they were charged was either not committed at all or, if committed, was not committed by the petitioner, upon application of the person, the board shall, without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant, pursuant to Section 4904, if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature. A person granted relief under this subdivision on or after January 1, 2015, is entitled, upon application to the Department of Justice, to the relief available pursuant to Section 13151.5.
(h) For the purposes of this section, unless otherwise stated, “court” is defined as a state or federal court.