Current law requires the state to compensate persons who were wrongly convicted of crimes and subsequently incarcerated. Such compensation is paid in annual payments of $100,000 until the state's duty of compensation is satisfied. The bill allows an exonerated person to elect to receive the remaining balance of the state's duty of compensation in a lump sum by: • Notifying the state court administrator, the governor, and the general assembly of such election; • Completing a personal financial management instruction course; and • Acquiring and committing to maintain a qualified health insurance plan.
Year
2017
Current status
- Governor Signed (04/04/2017)
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (03/21/2017)
- Sent to the Governor (03/29/2017)
- House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (03/14/2017)
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (02/23/2017)
- Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (02/16/2017)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Finance (02/13/2017)
