Bill Title: Provides that the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of a sexual offense committed against a child shall not begin to run until the child turns 23 years of age; provides that a civil action for conduct constituting a sexual offense against a child, shall be brought before the child turns 55 years of age; revives previously barred actions related to sexual abuse of children; grants civil trial preference to such actions; eliminates the notice of claim requirements for such actions when the action is brought against a municipality, the state or a school district; requires judicial training relating to child abuse and the establishment of rules relating to civil actions brought for sexual offenses committed against children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-14 - SIGNED CHAP.11
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| Introduced | 2019-01-24 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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