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Committee clarifies how released prisoners show indigence for court filing fees

3297221 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 199, requested by the attorney general, clarifies in forma pauperis procedures for prisoners who are released before filing and standardizes required financial disclosures; the committee adopted technical amendments and reported the bill as amended.

House Bill 199, a bill the attorney general requested to clarify how prisoners who are no longer incarcerated must show indigence to proceed in forma pauperis, was reported as amended by the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee on May 13.

Representative Edmondson explained the bill clarifies the information required from a prisoner who is "no longer incarcerated at the…

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