Legislation

Title: Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Augustine, Beidle, Carter, Ellis, Feldman, Griffith, Hayes, Hester, Lam, Lee, McCray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, Young, and Zucker
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay compensation to a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and confined; requiring certain compensation made by the Board to be in an amount equal to the greater of $50,000 for each year that the individual was in custody or the actual damages sustained by the individual, including any fines, governmental fees, costs, and restitution paid by the individual and determined to be owed to the individual; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1184

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2019 Legislative Date 1/23/2019 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/25/2019 Legislative Date 1/25/2019 Action Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/23/2019	1/23/2019	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed
Senate	1/25/2019	1/25/2019	Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m.

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