Bill > HB723

This bill repeals the entire "Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act", which previously allowed the state to seek reimbursement from incarcerated individuals for the costs of their imprisonment. The bill maintains a provision for wrongful incarceration restitution, allowing individuals who are found actually innocent of a felony through DNA testing to receive compensation of $100 per day of wrongful imprisonment, up to $36,500 per fiscal year. The bill defines "actually innocent" as someone who has been fully exonerated through specific legal processes, has exhausted all appeals, and was not concurrently serving time for another crime. The restitution can only be sought by the exonerated individual or their legal guardian, cannot be transferred or assigned to heirs, and terminates upon the individual's death. Additionally, the bill mandates that individuals exonerated through DNA testing automatically receive an expungement of their criminal records, effectively restoring their status as if the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment had never occurred.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB723&year=2025&code=R