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FL H0565
CL
Status
Failed
5/3/2013
Primary Sponsor
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $1,900,000 from the General Revenue Fund to compensate Barney Brown for wrongful incarceration for 38 years after conviction in 1970 for rape in Dade County, Florida.
- Directs the Chief Financial Officer to draw a warrant payable to Barney Brown from the Department of Financial Services.
- Establishes that this payment is the sole compensation for all present and future claims related to Brown's arrest, conviction, and incarceration, with no further awards for attorney fees, lobbying fees, or other expenses.
- Preserves the state's sovereign immunity defenses and does not increase liability limits under Florida law.
- Takes effect upon becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relief/Barney Brown/DFS
Last Action
Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills
5/3/2013
Committee Referrals
Select Committee on Claim Bills2/6/2013
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