File Code: Public Safety
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Munson
- Entitled:
-
Inmates - Frivolous or Malicious Lawsuits - Penalties
Requiring an inmate filing a civil action to pay filing fees and court
costs; establishing procedures for payment of court costs by inmates
with minimal income; allowing waiver of costs for indigent inmates;
authorizing a court to dismiss an inmate's lawsuit for failure to pay
court costs or if the suit is frivolous or malicious or if the inmate
makes false statements to the court; and providing for the revocation
of an inmate's accrued "good time" credits for filing a frivolous or
malicious lawsuit or for making false statements to the court.
Senate Action
- 1/9
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/15
- Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CORRECTION, DIVISION OF
- COURT COSTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- PENALTIES
- PRISONERS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
7-201 ,
7-301 ,
7-406 ,
7-407 ,
12-101
)
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
678B ,
700 ,
704A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
