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MO HB2585

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jason Barnes

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Missouri's wrongful conviction compensation law (Section 650.058) to address situations where a person's probation or parole was revoked due to a conviction for which they were later exonerated through DNA evidence

  • Establishes that when a court or parole board's sole stated reason for revoking probation/parole is a conviction later proven wrongful, that order serves as conclusive evidence the revocation was connected to the exonerated crime

  • Allows exonerees to qualify for $50 per day restitution for time served even if they were serving a concurrent sentence, provided the concurrent time resulted from a revocation connected to the wrongful conviction

  • Maintains existing eligibility requirements: actual innocence must be established through DNA testing, a final order of release must be entered, and all appeals must be exhausted

  • Preserves the annual cap of $36,500 on restitution payments per individual and existing provisions for automatic expungement of all records related to the wrongful arrest, plea, trial, or conviction

Legislative Description

Adds provisions relating to the revocation of probation or parole for a crime for which a person is later determined to be actually innocent

Last Action

Referred: Civil and Criminal Proceedings(H)

3/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Civil and Criminal Proceedings3/30/2016

Full Bill Text

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