SB1621 amends the Court of Claims Act to allow wrongfully convicted individuals to seek compensation.
SB1621 amends the Court of Claims Act to provide wrongfully convicted individuals the ability to seek compensation. The bill allows individuals who were convicted or adjudicated delinquent and subsequently imprisoned to file a petition for a certificate of innocence. If the court finds the petitioner innocent, it must award $50,000 per year of wrongful incarceration, up to a maximum of $2 million. The court may also award reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses. The bill specifies that the court shall expunge the petitioner's criminal record and seal related records.
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