March 8, 2018, Introduced by Senators JONES and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 2016 PA 343, entitled
"Wrongful imprisonment compensation act,"
by amending section 7 (MCL 691.1757).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7. (1) An action for compensation under this act must be
commenced within 3 years after entry of a verdict, order, or
judgment as the result of an event described in section 4(1)(b).
Any action by this state challenging or appealing a verdict, order,
or judgment entered as the result of an event described in section
4(1)(b) tolls the 3-year period.
(2) An individual convicted, imprisoned, and released from
custody
before the effective date of this act March 29, 2017 must
commence an action under this act within 18 months after the
effective
date of this act.the 2018
amendatory act that amended
this section.
Enacting section 1. Section 7 of the wrongful imprisonment
compensation act, 2016 PA 343, MCL 691.1757, as amended by this
amendatory act, applies retroactively to March 29, 2017.