Provides that any person convicted in superior court and subsequently imprisoned for one or more felonies of which he or she is actually innocent may file a claim for compensation against the state.   Official Text and Analysis.

Creates a civil cause of action allowing persons wrongly convicted of one or more felonies and incarcerated as a result to bring a civil suit against the state for compensation.

Places a maximum limit of three hundred thousand dollars on the monetary damages component of the compensation award.

Places a maximum limit of three hundred thousand dollars on the monetary damages component of the compensation award.

Makes nonsubstantive wording changes for clarity and consistency.

Creates a civil cause of action allowing persons wrongly convicted of one or more felonies and incarcerated as a result to bring a civil suit against the state for compensation.

Allows structured settlement of the wrongful conviction claim.

Requires claimant to waive further claims against the state and political subdivisions.

Clarifies that payment of compensation awarded by a court for wrongful conviction is a risk control measure and an allowable use of funds in the liability account. Specifies that payment of a courtordered compensation award does not constitute a finding that the wrongful conviction resulted from tortious conduct by the state or its municipalities and political subdivisions..

Persons wrongly convicted of a felony in superior court and imprisoned as a result may bring a civil suit against the state for money damages and other compensation.The award for bringing a successful claim is the following: $50,000 for each year of actual incarceration – including pre-trial incarceration; $50,000 additional for each year served under a sentence of death; $25,000 for each year on parole, community custody, or as a registered sex offender; compensation for child support that became due and interest on arrearages that accrued while incarcerated; reimbursement for restitution, assessments, fees, and court costs associated with the underlying wrongful conviction; attorneys' fees for bringing the wrongful conviction claim, not to exceed $75,000; higher education tuition waivers for Washington's state universities and colleges for the claimant and the claimant's children and step-children if they are domiciled in Washington.

To concur in Senate amendment(s).

To change the payment source for wrongful imprisonment claims from the state's liability account to the state general fund.