Section 4900 - [Conditionally Operative until 7/1/2024] Claim for pecuniary injury(a) Any person who, having been convicted of any crime against the state amounting to a felony and imprisoned in the state prison or incarcerated in county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for that conviction, is granted a pardon by the Governor for the reason that the crime with which they were charged was either not committed at all or, if committed, was not committed by the person, or who, being innocent of the crime with which they were charged for either of those reasons, shall have served the term or any part thereof for which they were imprisoned in state prison or incarcerated in county jail, may, under the conditions provided under this chapter, present a claim against the state to the California Victim Compensation Board for the injury sustained by the person through the erroneous conviction and imprisonment or incarceration.(b) If a state or federal court has granted a writ of habeas corpus or if a state court has granted a motion to vacate 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 California Victim Compensation Board shall, upon application by the person, and without a hearing, approve payment to the claimant if sufficient funds are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to Section 4904, unless the Attorney General establishes pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 4902, that the claimant is not entitled to compensation.(c)(1) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, only if General Fund moneys over the multiyear forecasts beginning in the 2024-25 fiscal year are available to support ongoing augmentations and actions, and an appropriation is made to backfill the Restitution Fund to support the actions in this section. If those conditions are met, this section is repealed January 1, 2025.(2) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2023.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 771 (AB 160),s 18, eff. 9/29/2022.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 58 (AB 200),s 17, eff. 6/30/2022.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 490 (SB 446),s 3, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats 2016 ch 31 (SB 836),s 250, eff. 6/27/2016.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 800 (SB 618),s 4, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by Stats 2006 ch 538 (SB 1852),s 513, eff. 1/1/2007.