Illinois HB3818 amends the Court of Claims Act to allow wrongfully convicted individuals to seek compensation for time unjustly served in state.
Illinois HB3818 amends the Court of Claims Act to provide wrongfully convicted individuals with a legal avenue to seek compensation for time unjustly served in state prisons, county jails, on parole, intensive supervision probation, or as a registered sex offender. The bill allows individuals who were convicted or adjudicated delinquent and subsequently imprisoned, or those who received a pardon from the Governor on the ground of innocence, to file a petition for a certificate of innocence.
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