An Act to Amend Title 10 of the Delaware Code Relating to Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Services.
It became law on Sep 26, 2024.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 28
- Latest action
- Sep 26, 2024
What it does
This Act creates the Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Service Act. The Act provides compensation and reintegration services to individuals who have served sentences of incarceration, wrongful incarceration in a psychiatric institution, parole, probation, and sex offender registration in the State for crimes that they did not commit. An individual claiming wrongful conviction or, if deceased, that individual's heirs, may bring a petition for compensation in Delaware Superior Court. A petitioner who makes the required showing is entitled to damages based on the type and period of wrongful incarceration, probation, parole, or registration, and other amounts, such as reasonable…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bill Bush
- Brian Pettyjohn
- Bryan Townsend
- Bryant Richardson
- Darius Brown
- Dave Sokola
- Dave Wilson
- Eric Morrison
- Frank Cooke
- Jack Walsh
- Kendra Johnson
- Kerri Harris
- Kyra Hoffner
- Laura Sturgeon
- Lyndon Yearick
- Marie Pinkney
- Nicole Poore
- Paul Baumbach
- Rich Collins
- Russ Huxtable
- Sarah McBride
- Sean Matthews
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stell Selby
- Tizzy Lockman
- Trey Paradee
- Val Longhurst
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.