North Carolina Post-Conviction Review Commission

North Carolina Post-Conviction Review Commission: government resource. Published North Carolina scope, intake considerations, and source links.

Government resource

State agency that evaluates qualifying factual-innocence claims separately from ordinary appeals. It is not general legal representation.

State factual-innocence review

The North Carolina Post-Conviction Review Commission identifies itself as a state agency investigating qualifying factual-innocence claims separately from appeals. Its current website uses this name, although some older forms still refer to the Innocence Inquiry Commission.

Claimant eligibility matters

The current intake page requires total factual innocence, a North Carolina conviction meeting listed offense criteria, and relevant evidence not previously heard or known. The claimant must apply personally; family members should contact the commission if the claimant cannot do so. This agency is not general legal representation.

Published source

Related North Carolina guides

Listing disclosure

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Updated October 8, 2026. General information; the appropriate filing, deadline, and relief depend on the case. Provider information is based on linked public pages, not a licensing audit.