S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7003--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WALSH, MAHER, ANGELINO, E. BROWN, MANKTELOW,
DURSO, MORINELLO, DiPIETRO, BLANKENBUSH, GANDOLFO, MOLITOR, PAULIN,
SEMPOLINSKI, TAGUE, LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to modifying the
statute of limitations for certain sex crimes; and to amend the social
services law, in relation to certain actions relating to human traf-
ficking
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (a-2) of subdivision 2 and paragraph (f)
of subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law, para-
graph (a) as amended and paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 2 as added by
chapter 315 of the laws of 2019 and paragraph (f) of subdivision 3 as
amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as
follows:
(a) A prosecution for a class A felony, or rape in the first degree as
defined in section 130.35 of the penal law, or a crime defined or
formerly defined in section 130.50 of the penal law, or aggravated sexu-
al abuse in the first degree as defined in section 130.70 of the penal
law, or course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree as
defined in section 130.75 of the penal law, or incest in the first
degree as defined in section 255.27 of the penal law, OR SEX TRAFFICKING
AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 230.34
OF THE PENAL LAW, OR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION
230.34-A OF THE PENAL LAW may be commenced at any time;
(a-2) A prosecution for rape in the third degree as defined in subdi-
vision one or three of section 130.25 of the penal law, or criminal
sexual act in the third degree as defined in FORMER subdivision one or
three of section 130.40 of the penal law OR SEX TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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IN SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OR PARAGRAPH (C), (D), (E), (F),
(G) OR (H) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 230.34 OF THE PENAL LAW must
be commenced within ten years after the commission thereof;
(f) For purposes of 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, OR SEX TRAFFICKING
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34 OF THE PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST A PERSON
LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE the period of limitation shall not begin
to run until the child has reached the age of twenty-three or the
offense is reported to a law enforcement agency or statewide central
register of child abuse and maltreatment, whichever occurs earlier.
§ 2. Paragraph (ii) of subdivision (c) of section 483-bb of the social
services law, as added by chapter 311 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
(ii) An action brought pursuant to this subdivision shall be commenced
within fifteen years of the date on which the trafficking victim was
freed from the trafficking situation or, if the victim was a minor when
the act of human trafficking against the victim occurred, within fifteen
years after the date the victim attains the age of majority. NOTHING IN
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THAT A CRIMINAL CHARGE BE
BROUGHT OR A CRIMINAL CONVICTION BE OBTAINED AS A CONDITION OF BRINGING
A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION OR RECEIVING A CIVIL JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION OR BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THAT ANY OF THE RULES GOVERNING A
CRIMINAL PROCEEDING BE APPLICABLE TO ANY SUCH CIVIL ACTION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to acts
occurring on or after such effective date and to acts occurring prior to
such effective date where the applicable statute of limitations in
effect on the date of such has not yet expired.