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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A claimant under the Nebraska Claims for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Act shall recover damages found to proximately result from the wrongful conviction and that have been proved based upon a preponderance of the evidence.
(2) The following costs shall not offset damages:
(a) Costs of imprisonment; and
(b) Value of any care or education provided to the claimant while he or she was imprisoned.
(3) No damages shall be payable to the claimant for any period of time during which he or she was concurrently imprisoned for any unrelated criminal offense.
(4) In no case shall damages awarded under the act exceed five hundred thousand dollars per claimant per occurrence.
(5) A claimant's cause of action under the act shall not be assignable and shall not survive the claimant's death.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 29. Criminal Procedure § 29-4604. Recovery of damages; determination of amount; restrictions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-29-criminal-procedure/ne-rev-st-sect-29-4604/
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