S2464 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Joyner; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ring Wrongful Incarceration Compensation [LPCC]; provides that person who has been wrongfully convicted of felony offense & incarcerated within DOC as result of that conviction may be financially compensated if determined to be actually innocent; requires that claimant submit specified documents to Legal Affairs Dept. as proof of eligibility for compensation; provides for waiver of specified tuition & fees for claimants compensated under act; authorizes Legislature to make official apology, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2007. 03/01/07 SENATE Filed 03/20/07 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00175 04/05/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/10/07, 9:30 am, 110-S 04/10/07 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00327 04/11/07 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00327 04/18/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/23/07, 1:30 pm, 401-S 04/23/07 SENATE CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00544; CS read 1st time on 04/25/07 -SJ 00561 04/24/07 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00544 05/04/07 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
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