Civil procedure: remedies; wrongful imprisonment compensation act; modify evidence requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 7 of 2016 PA 343 (MCL 691.1752 et seq.).
Key claim: Michigan SB0909 proposes to modify the evidence requirements under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (2016 PA 343) by amending sections 2, 4, 5, and 7.
Abstract
(SB0909 · 103rd Legislature) Civil procedure: remedies; wrongful imprisonment compensation act; modify evidence requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 7 of 2016 PA 343 (MCL 691.1752 et seq.). Latest action (2026-06-10): Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1)
Why this matters
The Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act is a direct state fiscal obligation—Michigan pays exonerees a statutory per-year amount from the general fund—so changing the evidence a claimant must produce affects both access to compensation for wrongfully imprisoned residents and the state’s payout exposure. Loosening or tightening evidentiary standards shifts costs to taxpayers and alters the practical availability of the remedy, making this a labor/economy-relevant question of state liability and public expenditure.