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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 182 : Innocence Protection
Subchapter 002 : COMPENSATION FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5578)-
§ 5578. Applicability; retroactivity
Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 214(b), this subchapter and any amendments thereto shall apply to any exoneration that occurs on or after July 1, 2007. (Added 2015, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 25, 2016.)