Legislation

Title: Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais and Rosenberg
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation to an 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.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Health and Government Operations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0191

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations 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 House Calendar Date 2/11/2019 Legislative Date 2/11/2019 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed
House	2/11/2019	2/11/2019	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

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