State Representative Terri Bryant introduced Molly’s Law in February. The legislation was inspired by the death of 21-year-old Molly Young. The Carbondale woman was killed by a gunshot wound to her head in March 2012. The incident occurred in the home of her boyfriend Richie Minton, who was a police dispatcher at the time.
Molly Young’s death was declared a suicide. However, her family claimed she was murdered. Her father Larry Young struggled for years to obtain information from police and investigators regarding his daughter’s death.
According to Bryant, an increased statute of limitations would have given Larry Young more time to gather additional information that could have been used in a wrongful death lawsuit. “This family received no justice when they got to civil court because the statute of limitations had run out,” she said.
The second part of Molly’s Law increases penalties for government units that deliberately fail to follow court orders to release information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Molly Young’s death was declared a suicide. However, her family claimed she was murdered. Her father Larry Young struggled for years to obtain information from police and investigators regarding his daughter’s death.
According to Bryant, an increased statute of limitations would have given Larry Young more time to gather additional information that could have been used in a wrongful death lawsuit. “This family received no justice when they got to civil court because the statute of limitations had run out,” she said.
The second part of Molly’s Law increases penalties for government units that deliberately fail to follow court orders to release information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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