Legislation
- Title
- State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error
- Sponsored by
- Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Lee, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosapepe, and Smith
- Status
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Authorizing a specified individual to request that a State's Attorney certify that a conviction was made in error under specified circumstances; providing that an individual is eligible for a specified grant from the Board of Public Works if a State's Attorney has certified that the individual's conviction was made in error; establishing the Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2017.
Committees
- Opposite:
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