SF 5202

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 05/07/2026 11:43 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims;
appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin EXONERATION AWARDS.
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new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund
to the commissioner of management and budget for full payment of awards of damages
under the Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections
611.362 to 611.368. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to:
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new text begin (1) James Lamar Davis, $250,000;
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new text begin (2) Clayton Douglas Groves, $350,000; and
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new text begin (3) Marvin Haynes, $4,500,000.
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of corrections in fiscal year 2027 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated
in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to
persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for
correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to Mark Carroll for permanent injuries,
$4,570.40.
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