MCL - Act 343 of 2016


WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT COMPENSATION ACT

Act 343 of 2016

AN ACT to provide compensation and other relief for individuals wrongfully imprisoned for crimes; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and agencies; to provide remedies; and to make an appropriation.


History: 2016, Act 343, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 10, Imd. Eff. May 10, 2019




The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document Type Description
Section 691.1751 Section Short title.
Section 691.1752 Section Definitions.
Section 691.1753 Section Wrongful conviction and imprisonment; action for compensation against state.
Section 691.1754 Section Complaint; documentation; verification by plaintiff; service; notice to victim of assaultive crime or serious misdemeanor; discovery.
Section 691.1755 Section Judgment in plaintiff's favor; findings; award of compensation; payments; evidence in civil action; acceptance; compromise or settlement of claim; writing; offset; award as subject to income taxes; payment of child support owed by plaintiff; collection of debt by state or local government; setoff or reimbursement for damages; order.
Section 691.1756 Section Wrongful imprisonment compensation fund; report.
Section 691.1757 Section Action for compensation; commencement.