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MI SB0896
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes a 3-year deadline to file wrongful imprisonment compensation claims, measured from the entry of a verdict, order, or judgment that exonerates the claimant.
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Tolls (pauses) the 3-year filing deadline while the state appeals or challenges the exonerating verdict, order, or judgment.
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Grants individuals released from custody before March 29, 2017 an extended 18-month window to file claims, measured from the effective date of this 2018 amendatory act.
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Applies the amended statute retroactively to March 29, 2017, allowing previously ineligible claimants to pursue compensation under the new timeline.
Legislative Description
Civil procedure; other; wrongful imprisonment compensation act; extend the time for claims by individuals who were released before the effective date of the act. Amends sec. 7 of 2016 PA 343 (MCL 691.1757).
Civil procedure: other
Last Action
Referred To Second Reading
11/28/2018