SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2004 SESSION
HB 848 Relief; Ruffin, Julius Earl.
Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Claims; Julius Earl Ruffin. Provides relief for Julius Earl Ruffin who was incarcerated between 1982 and 2003 for a crime that scientific evidence later revealed he did not commit. Governor Warner granted him an absolute pardon on March 19, 2003. Under the bill, the Commonwealth will provide a lump-sum payment to Mr. Ruffin of $325,000 to be paid by August 1, 2004, and an annuity for the primary benefit of Mr. Ruffin providing for equal monthly payments for a period certain of 30 years commencing on September 1, 2004, in the cumulative amount of $900,000. The bill provides that the annuity shall provide that it shall not be sold, discounted, or used as securitization for loans and mortgages, but shall contain beneficiary provisions providing for the annuity's continued disbursement in the event of the death of Mr. Ruffin to his children and his spouse. The bill also provides that Mr. Ruffin shall be entitled, until 2009, to receive career and technical training within the Virginia community college system free of tuition charges, up to a maximum of $10,000. This bill is identical to SB 234.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Claims; Julius Earl Ruffin. Provides relief for Julius Earl Ruffin who was incarcerated between 1982 and 2003 for a crime that scientific evidence later revealed he did not commit. Governor Warner granted him an absolute pardon on March 19, 2003. Under the bill, the Commonwealth will provide a lump-sum payment to Mr. Ruffin of $250,000 to be paid by August 1, 2004, and $500,000 that will be used to purchase an annuity for the primary benefit of Mr. Ruffin providing for equal monthly payments for a period certain of 20 years commencing on September 1, 2004. The bill provides that the annuity shall provide that it shall not be sold, discounted, or used as securitization for loans and mortgages, but shall contain beneficiary provisions providing for the annuity's continued disbursement in the event of the death of Mr. Ruffin to his children and his spouse. The bill also provides that Mr. Ruffin shall be entitled, until 2009, to receive career and technical training within the Virginia community college system free of tuition charges, up to a maximum of $10,000.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Claims; Julius Earl Ruffin. Provides relief for Julius Earl Ruffin who was incarcerated between 1982 and 2003 for a crime that scientific evidence later revealed he did not commit. Governor Warner granted him an absolute pardon on March 19, 2003. Under the bill, the Commonwealth will provide a lump-sum payment to Mr. Ruffin of $1 million to be paid by August 1, 2004, and $2 million through an annuity to be in equal monthly payments for 20 years commencing on or before September 1, 2004. The bill specifically provides that the annuity shall be nonassignable with the exception that the annuity shall contain beneficiary provisions providing for continued disbursement in the event of Mr. Ruffin's death.