HB 6533 Summary

• Appropriates $290,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for relief of Colton Merville for injuries and damages resulting from the shooting death of his mother by probation officer Monica Pennington on June 18, 2007.

• Compensates for a September 4, 2013 circuit court judgment of $390,000 against the Department of Corrections (with the department found 60% at fault), of which $100,000 was already paid by the Division of Risk Management; this bill covers the remaining $290,000.

• Jury determined Colton Merville sustained $650,000 in damages for loss of companionship, instruction, guidance, and mental pain and suffering from his mother's death.

• Limits attorney fees to a maximum of 25 percent of the $290,000 award.

• Designates the combined payments from the Department of Corrections as sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from this incident.