Senate Bill S6367

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Eliminates statute of limitations in criminal actions and revives civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6367 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1771
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §208, add §3012-c, CPLR L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10814
2015-2016: S63, A2872

2013-S6367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions and revives civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age.

2013-S6367 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6367

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  timeli-
  ness  of prosecutions for certain sex offenses; and to amend the civil
  practice law and rules, in relation to the timeliness  for  commencing
  certain civil actions related to sex offenses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3  of  section  30.10  of  the
criminal  procedure  law, as separately amended by chapters 3 and 320 of
the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  (f) [For purposes of a] A prosecution involving a  sexual  offense  as
defined  in  article  one  hundred thirty of the penal law, other than a
sexual offense delineated in paragraph (a) of subdivision  two  of  this
section,  committed  against  a  child  less than eighteen years of age,
incest in the first, second or  third  degree  as  defined  in  sections
255.27,  255.26  and  255.25  of the penal law committed against a child
less than eighteen years of age, or use of a child in a sexual  perform-
ance as defined in section 263.05 of the penal law[, the period of limi-
tation  shall  not  begin  to run until the child has reached the age of
eighteen or the offense is reported  to  a  law  enforcement  agency  or
statewide  central  register  of child abuse and maltreatment, whichever
occurs earlier] MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of section 208 of the  civil  practice  law
and  rules  is  designated  subdivision (a) and a new subdivision (b) is
added to read as follows:
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION,
WITH RESPECT TO ALL CIVIL CLAIMS OR CAUSES  OF  ACTION  BROUGHT  BY  ANY
PERSON FOR PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR OTHER INJURY OR CONDITION SUFFERED
AS  A  RESULT  OF  CONDUCT  WHICH  WOULD  CONSTITUTE A SEXUAL OFFENSE AS
DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST
A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, INCEST AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
255.25, 255.26 OR 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD LESS
THAN  EIGHTEEN  YEARS OF AGE, OR THE USE OF A CHILD IN A SEXUAL PERFORM-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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