217.820.  Exoneree defined — identification documents, department policy and procedures to assist exonerees in obtaining. — 1.  For purposes of this section, the term "exoneree" means a person who was convicted of an offense and the conviction was later overturned, vacated, or set aside, or the person was relieved of all legal consequences of the conviction because evidence of innocence that was not presented at trial required reconsideration of the case.

  2.  (1)  The department of corrections shall develop a policy and procedures to assist exonerees in obtaining a birth certificate, Social Security card, and state identification prior to release from a correctional center.  The policy shall be made available to all exonerees, regardless of the method by which an exoneree was exonerated.  If an exoneree does not have access to his or her birth certificate, Social Security card, or state identification upon release, the department shall assist such exoneree in obtaining the documents prior to release.

  (2)  A delay in obtaining the documents in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not be cause for a delay in the exoneree's release from a correctional center.

  3.  The department may provide an exoneree, upon his or her release from a correctional facility, with the same services the department may provide an offender upon release from a correctional facility or an offender who is on probation or parole.