Senate Bill S2440

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the timeliness of commencing criminal and civil action for sexual offenses committed against children

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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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2019-S2440 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2683
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §208, R3403, add §214-g, CPLR; amd §§50-e & 50-i, Gen Muni L; amd §10, Ct Claims Act; amd §3813, Ed L; amd §219-c, add §219-d, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10600
2017-2018: S6575, A5885

2019-S2440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S2440 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 2440                                                  A. 2683
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, STEWART-COUSINS, ADDABBO,
   BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN,
   GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,
   KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MARTINEZ,  MAY,  MAYER, METZGER, MONTGOMERY,
   MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO,  SEPULVEDA,
   SERRANO,  SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ,  HEASTIE,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GUNTHER, OTIS, JAFFEE, STIRPE, SIMOTAS,
   GALEF,  MOSLEY,  LIFTON,  BARRETT,  PAULIN,  ARROYO,  WALKER,  WEPRIN,
   BICHOTTE,  SIMON, BLAKE, CAHILL, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON, BUCHWALD, BRONSON,
   HEVESI, HYNDMAN, ORTIZ, NOLAN, JONES, CARROLL,  RIVERA,  GLICK,  NIOU,
   DE LA ROSA,  PRETLOW,  GOTTFRIED,  D'URSO,  VANEL, TITUS, JEAN-PIERRE,
   FERNANDEZ,  BENEDETTO,  CRUZ,  EPSTEIN,  FRONTUS,  GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON,
   QUART,  REYES,  RICHARDSON,  ROMEO, RYAN, SAYEGH, BURKE, STECK -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  statute
   of  limitations  in criminal prosecution of a sexual offense committed
   against a child; to  amend  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  in
   relation  to the statute of limitations for civil actions related to a
   sexual offense committed against a child, reviving such actions other-
   wise barred by the existing statute of limitations and granting  trial
   preference  to  such  actions;  to amend the general municipal law, in
   relation to providing that the notice of claim  provisions  shall  not
   apply  to  such actions; to amend the court of claims act, in relation
   to providing that the notice of intention to file provisions shall not
   apply to such actions; to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  that the notice of claim provisions shall not apply to such
   actions; and to amend the  judiciary  law,  in  relation  to  judicial
   training  relating  to sexual abuse of minors and rules reviving civil
   actions relating to sexual offenses committed against children
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08627-03-9
              

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