Bill > SB167

This bill modifies Alaska's permanent fund dividend (PFD) laws to allow individuals who were previously ineligible to receive a PFD due to a criminal conviction to retroactively claim dividends if their conviction is later vacated, reversed, or dismissed. Specifically, an individual can receive a PFD for each year they were ineligible if their conviction is overturned and either the original charges are dismissed (not as part of a plea agreement) or they are retried and found not guilty. To receive these past dividends, the individual must apply within one year of the dismissal or not guilty finding. The bill also updates the calculation method for determining the annual PFD value to include these potentially newly eligible recipients. Additionally, there is a transition provision that allows individuals whose convictions were dismissed before the bill's effective date to apply for past dividends within one year of that date. This legislation provides a mechanism for individuals who were wrongly convicted to recover the PFDs they missed during the period of their now-invalidated conviction.

Government Affairs

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB167