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§ 5573. Complaint
(a) A complaint filed under this subchapter shall be supported by facts and shall allege that:
(1) the complainant has been convicted of a crime, been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and served all or any part of the sentence; and
(2) the complainant was exonerated pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter through the complainant's conviction being reversed or vacated, the information or indictment being dismissed, the complainant being acquitted after a second or subsequent trial, or the granting of a pardon.
(b) The court may dismiss the complaint, upon its own motion or upon motion of the state, if it determines that the complaint does not state a claim for which relief may be granted. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1.)
