Florida Senate Bill 250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires that a petition for compensation describe the existence of clear and convincing evidence of actual innocence. Requires the petitioner to submit fingerprints for criminal history records checks. Provides for compensation of reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, up to $50,000, incurred for pursuing compensation for wrongful incarceration. Precludes submission of an application for compensation if the wrongfully incarcerated person has received a prior favorable judgment from a civil action arising out of the wrongful incarceration, etc.

Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

Sen. Paula Dockery [R]

Sen. Arthenia Joyner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-03-08		Introduced -SJ 28
2011-01-05		Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 29
2010-12-13		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
961	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/250
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0250/BillText/Filed/HTML