In re Phillips

The Tim Cole Act (“the Act”)1 provides compensation for the time a person is wrongfully imprisoned and for child support owed but not paid by the person, plus interest, while imprisoned.2 The Act states that “[t]he comptroller shall determine ... the amount of compensation owed”.3 We conclude that the Comptroller’s authority to determine the compensation owed is exclusive, and that the Comptroller therefore is not bound by a court’s judgment in a child support enforcement proceeding. We also conclude that the Comptroller’s statutory duty is ministerial, and that the Comptroller’s…