Malicious prosecution; creates civil cause of action, self-defense.
Summary
Civil action for malicious prosecution; self-defense. Creates a civil cause of action for malicious prosecution in anycase in which a criminal defendant charged with aggravated murder,murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, or voluntarymanslaughter is found to have acted solely in self-defense. The billprovides that such cause of action shall lie against the prosecutorwho brought the charges or prosecuted such criminal case if suchcriminal defendant can prove that such prosecution was malicious and motivated by reasons other than bringing the alleged defendantto justice.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Jan 28, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101853D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marie March
RRepublican
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