Bill Text: IN HB1062 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Monetary awards for exonerated prisoners. Provides that a person whose conviction is vacated on the basis of DNA evidence is entitled to compensation in the amount of $25,000 for each year that the person was wrongfully incarcerated in the department of correction. Establishes the DNA exoneration fund, appropriates $200,000 to the fund, and specifies that the attorney general shall administer the fund and receive and investigate claims for compensation from the fund.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-02 - Representative Porter added as coauthor [HB1062 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2017-HB1062-Introduced.pdf
Bill Title: Monetary awards for exonerated prisoners. Provides that a person whose conviction is vacated on the basis of DNA evidence is entitled to compensation in the amount of $25,000 for each year that the person was wrongfully incarcerated in the department of correction. Establishes the DNA exoneration fund, appropriates $200,000 to the fund, and specifies that the attorney general shall administer the fund and receive and investigate claims for compensation from the fund.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-02 - Representative Porter added as coauthor [HB1062 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2017-HB1062-Introduced.pdf
