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This bill modifies Missouri's law regarding restitution for individuals who are found to be actually innocent of a felony conviction. The bill creates two new sections of law: one (Section 490.800) expanding restitution eligibility for individuals exonerated through methods other than DNA testing, and another (Section 650.058) maintaining the existing DNA-based exoneration restitution provisions. Under the new provisions, an "actually innocent" individual can receive $100 per day for each day of post-conviction incarceration, up to $36,500 per fiscal year, provided they meet specific criteria such as having a final court order of release, exhausting all appeals, and not serving concurrent sentences for other offenses. The bill also mandates automatic court-ordered expungement of records for exonerated individuals, effectively restoring them to their status before arrest or conviction. Individuals receiving such restitution are prohibited from seeking additional civil damages from the state and cannot transfer or assign their restitution rights. The bill ensures that a person cannot receive restitution under both the new and existing exoneration provisions for the same offense, and it maintains the state's sovereign immunity except for the specific restitution provisions outlined in the bill.

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