Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for any offense based upon misconduct in office by a public officer or employee may be commenced within 2 years (rather than one year) after discovery of the offense by a person having a legal duty to report the offense, or in the absence of the discovery, within 2 years (rather than one year) after the proper prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense. Provides that in no such case is the period of limitation so extended more than 4 (rather than 3) years beyond the expiration of the period otherwise applicable. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1715 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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