Legislation
- Title
- Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations and Limitation of Damages
- Sponsored by
- Delegates C. Wilson, Angel, Atterbeary, Aumann, Bromwell, Buckel, Chang, Fennell, Folden, Hornberger, C. Howard, Jalisi, McCray, McMillan, Moon, Morgan, Patterson, and Sophocleus
- Status
- In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Extending the statute of limitations from within 7 to 32 years of the date that the victim attains the age of majority in specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; providing that a specified statute of limitations does not apply during a specified period for a person with a certificate of merit obtained from the person's attorney and a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist; requiring information in a certificate of merit for specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse to be provided by specified people; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
Details
Introduced in a prior session as: HB1214 Session: 2015 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017
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Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:30 PM