HB 1436 -- Civil Statute of Limitation for Sexual Offenses

Sponsor:  Byrd

This bill lengthens the statute of limitation on civil claims for
damages caused by sexual abuse suffered as a child.  Under
current law, a claim must be brought within three years from the
date the victim should have discovered the injury or illness or
within five years of the victim's eighteenth birthday, whichever
occurs later.  The bill lengthens the second part of this statute
to 10 years from the victim's twenty-first birthday.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am