The Florida Senate

SB 82: Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration; Requiring that a petition for compensation describe the existence of clear and convincing evidence of actual innocence; requiring the petitioner to submit fingerprints for criminal history records checks; providing that a failure to submit fingerprints within the prescribed timeframe does not warrant denial of compensation under the act; requiring that the results of the criminal history records checks be submitted to the clerk of the court; providing for use of the results by the court; requiring that the Department of Law Enforcement pay for the criminal history records checks; eliminating the requirement that a wrongfully incarcerated person provide certain court records and documentation from the Department of Corrections along with an application for compensation, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  8/30/2011	Senate	• Filed
  9/21/2011	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 16
  1/10/2012	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 16
  3/9/2012	Senate	• Died in Judiciary

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• SB 82, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/30/2011 at 2:49 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  961.02	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  961.03	Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation.	Page 3 (pdf)
  961.05	Application for compensation for wrongful incarceration; administrative expunction; determination of entitlement to compensation.	Page 9 (pdf)
  961.06	Compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 12 (pdf)

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