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2023 SESSION

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HB 1586 Wrongful incarceration; compensation.

Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Wrongful incarceration; compensation. Provides that any person who is convicted of a felony by a county or city circuit court of the Commonwealth and is wrongfully incarcerated for such felony shall receive, in addition to the compensation for wrongful incarceration specified under current law, not less than $25,000 for each year (i) of imprisonment after being sentenced to death; (ii) served on parole or postrelease supervision; or (iii) such person was required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102187D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/06/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102187D
• 01/06/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/23  House: Left in Courts of Justice