H.F. No. 3677 Summary

• Modifies the definition of "exonerated" to require 60 days to pass after conviction reversal or vacation before a petitioner qualifies, during which the prosecutor must not file new felony charges from the same incident.

• Allows persons who did not meet prior eligibility requirements before July 1, 2018, to file a new petition between July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2020.

• Increases monetary damages for wrongful imprisonment from $50,000-$100,000 per year to a minimum of $50,000 or more than $100,000 per year, with no aggregate limit on total damages awarded.

• Expands compensable damages to include noneconomic injuries, education and training costs up to a four-year public university degree, child support arrearages accrued during incarceration, and reintegrative expenses upon release.

• Renames the compensation statute to the "Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act" and makes all changes effective July 1, 2018.