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FL S1114
Bill
AI Summary
- Extends the filing deadline for wrongful incarceration compensation petitions from 90 days to 2 years after a conviction is vacated and charges are dismissed or the person is acquitted
- Provides retroactive filing eligibility until July 1, 2023, for persons whose convictions were vacated between January 1, 2006, and July 1, 2021, who were previously unable to file or had petitions dismissed due to prior eligibility restrictions
- Removes prior felony conviction disqualifiers that barred wrongfully incarcerated persons from compensation, replacing them with a narrower exclusion only for periods of incarceration served concurrently on a lawful sentence for another crime
- Eliminates the requirement that claimants sign a liability release waiving all civil claims against the state before receiving compensation, instead establishing an offset system where civil awards and state compensation are reconciled to prevent double recovery
- Maintains compensation at $50,000 per year of wrongful incarceration (capped at $2 million total), with the Chief Financial Officer authorized to adjust for inflation for persons found wrongfully incarcerated after December 31, 2005
Legislative Description
Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration
Last Action
Died in Appropriations
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/10/2021
Judiciary2/18/2021
Full Bill Text
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