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Take Action: Let's change laws state by state to help victims of CSA!
Let's get something started here. Let's do a state-by-state campaign to get the statute of limitations removed or extended for victims of CSA. We need to get a bill proposed by Senators in each state to change legislation.
So, who's with me on this??!! We'll ban together and do something to make a difference! We CAN do this. I know we can. I'll remind you of one of my favorite quotes, because it applies here...
"One determined person can make a significant difference; a small group of determined people can change the course of history." ~ Sonia Johnson
I looked up the current statute of limitations for each state, and I'll list the abbreviated version here. I found this info on http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/statutestable.html
So, someone pick a state to start with, and lets get this thing going!!!
Alabama: There is no special statute of limitations- within 2 years of the date of the injury. For CSA, can be up to 20 years from date of incident.
Alaska: Alaska has no time limitation. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Arizona: Arizona does not have a special statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. 2 years from the date of the injury, or 2 years from reaching the age of minority, or 2 years from removal of a mental disability.
Arkansas: Suits must be filed within 3 years of attaining "full age" (21), or within 3 years of the discovery of childhood sexual abuse. The Arkansas discovery scheme is a "realization statute," meaning that 3-year period starts to run when the victim discovers that the injury or condition is attributable to the childhood sexual abuse. "Child" means minor under age of 18.
California: Criminal charges can be filed twenty years after the person reaches the age of majority, which in CA. is eighteen. Civil action, a maximum of one year after "discovery".
Colorado: Claims can be filed within 6 years of reaching the age of majority or 6 years of the removal of a disability as defined by the statute.
Connecticut: Connecticut does not have a common law discovery provision, but the existing special statute allows action within 30 years from the date a victim reaches the "age of majority."
Delaware: No limitations, and provides a two-year “window” in which victims can bring a civil action in cases previously barred by the current statute. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Florida: within 7 years after the age of majority, or within 4 years after the injured person leaves the dependency of the abuser, or within 4 years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse, whichever occurs later. Florida has a "delayed discovery" doctrine.
Georgia: within 5 years of reaching their age of majority.
Hawaii: Hawaii does not have a special statute of limitations applicable to childhood sexual abuse. The general limitations period for injuries to the person is 2 years. Hawaii has a minority, insanity, and disability tolling statute which provides that actions can be brought within the applicable time allowed, i.e. 2 years, from the victim reaching the age of majority or from the removal of a disability.
Idaho: brought within five years of the victim reaching the age of majority. Under amendments passed in 2007, suit may also be brought five years from the date of reasonable discovery of the abuse
Illinois: within 10 years of the date the person attains the age of 18; or within 10 years of the date that a legal disability is removed; or within 10 years from the date that the victim is no longer is subject to threats, intimidation, manipulation, or fraud ; or within 5 years the person discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred and that the injury was caused by the childhood sexual abuse.
Indiana: within 2 years of the time when the cause of action accrues. For child abuse- within two years of the child reaching age eighteen.
Iowa: within 4 years of the discovery of and injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse.
Kansas: 3 years from the age of majority (18); or 3 years from the date the victim realizes that they have suffered an injury or illness caused by sexual abuse.
Kentucky: within 5 years of the last act of abuse, or Within 5 years of the date the victim knew, or should have known of the act, or Within 5 years after the victim attains the age of 18 years.
Louisiana: within 10 years of attaining his/her majority.
Maine: may be brought at any time. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Maryland: within 7 years of the date of reaching their age of majority.
Massachusetts: 3 years from the act, 3 years from age 18, or 3 years from the time the victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that an emotional or psychological injury or condition was caused the act.
Michigan: is 2 years for an action charging assault, battery, or false imprisonment. Minority Tolling (Suspension): A victim has 1 year from the date of reaching the age of majority in which to file suit. Courts have not recognized application to repressed memory claims or claims that victims did not realize a causal connection between the sexual abuse and their injuries.
Minnesota: within 6 years of the time that the victim knew or had reason to know that the injury was caused by the sexual abuse. If the claimaint was victimized as a minor, the victim must file suit before attaining his or her 25th birthday.
Mississippi: 3 years from the act, 3 years from attaining the age of majority, or 3 years from the victim's release from imprisonment.
Missouri: either on or before reaching the age of 31, or within 3 years from the date the victim discovers, or should have discovered, that physical or psychological injury was caused by abuse.
Montana: Within 3 years of the act constituting abuse; or, Within 3 years after discovery that they have sustained an injury that was caused by abuse.
Nebraska: There is no special statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse: Within 4 years of the acts constituting abuse, The statute of limitations is suspended for victims who were abused as minors until they reach the age of 21, therefore, victims have the period of 4 years from attaining the age of 21 in which to institute legal action.
Nevada: within 10 years of age 18, or within 10 years of discovery that injury was caused by the abuse.
New Hampshire: within 7 years of their 18th birthday, or within 3 years of the time the plaintiff discovers the injury.
New Jersey: within two years of the date of the "reasonable discovery" of the injury/abuse.
New Mexico: the first instant of the person's twenty-fourth birthday; or three years from the date of the time that a person knew or had reason to know of the childhood sexual abuse.
New York: within 5 years of the acts constituting the sexual offense. New York does have a general infancy tolling provision, which suspends the operation of a statute of limitations until a minor reaches the age of majority.
North Carolina: Incompetency tolling: within 3 years of the removal of the incompetency or reaching age 18. Statutory discovery tolling: actions accrue when the bodily harm becomes apparent or ought reasonable to have become apparent to the claimant.
North Dakota: limitations expires 2 years from when the claimant knows, or with reasonable diligence should know, that a potential claim exists. There is also a provision that suspends statutes of limitations until a minor reaches the age of majority- within 1 year of the victim reaching the age of majority (18).
Ohio: 12 years from their age of majority.
Oklahoma: within 2 years of the last act of abuse, 2 years of reaching age 18, or 2 years of reasonable discovery of the connection between the injury and the act.
Oregon: within 6 years of age 18, or within 3 years of discovery of the causal connection between the injury and the abuse.
Pennsylvania: 12 years from the date of a victim reaching his or her age of majority (18).
Rhode Island: within 7 years of the act of abuse, or 7 years that the victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that his/her injuries were caused by the sexual abuse.
South Carolina: 6 years after the person reaches 21 or ) 3 years from the time the victim realizes that their injuries are caused by the child sexual abuse.
South Dakota: Suits must be brought within 3 years of the act, or 3 years of discovering that the injury was caused by the act.
Tennessee: There is no special statute of limitations for survivors of sexual abuse. within one year of the date the cause of action accrued, or can be brought within one year of reaching 18.
Texas: provides a 5-year SOL for violation, and if the victim was a minor, the statute of limitations does not begin to run until his/her 18th birthday.
Utah: within four years after the person attains the age of 18 years; or if a person discovers sexual abuse only after attaining the age of 18 years, that person may bring a civil action for such sexual abuse within four years after discovery of the sexual abuse, whichever period expires later.
Vermont: Within 6 years of the act, 6 years of reaching the age of majority, 6 years of the removal of a disability, or 6 years of discovery.
Virginia: Virginia's general statute of limitation for injuries to the person is 2 years after the cause of action "accrues," usually meaning the time of the injury. For CSA- the claim will not accrue until the and the two year time limitation period will start to run when the fact of the injury and its causal connection to the sexual abuse is first communicated to the person by a licensed physician, psychologist, or clinical psychologist.
Washington: Within 3 years of the act, 3 years of age 18, or 3 years of discovery.
Washington DC: brought within three years "from the time the right to maintain the action accrues." If a minor, within three years of his/her eighteenth birthday.
West Virginia: within two years he/she has attained age of majority and within twenty years of date of wrongful act and injury.
Wisconsin: must be filed before a victim turns 35.
Wyoming: 8 years after a minor's 18th birthday or 3 years after the discovery.
So, who's with me on this??!! We'll ban together and do something to make a difference! We CAN do this. I know we can. I'll remind you of one of my favorite quotes, because it applies here...
"One determined person can make a significant difference; a small group of determined people can change the course of history." ~ Sonia Johnson
I looked up the current statute of limitations for each state, and I'll list the abbreviated version here. I found this info on http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/statutestable.html
So, someone pick a state to start with, and lets get this thing going!!!
Alabama: There is no special statute of limitations- within 2 years of the date of the injury. For CSA, can be up to 20 years from date of incident.
Alaska: Alaska has no time limitation. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Arizona: Arizona does not have a special statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. 2 years from the date of the injury, or 2 years from reaching the age of minority, or 2 years from removal of a mental disability.
Arkansas: Suits must be filed within 3 years of attaining "full age" (21), or within 3 years of the discovery of childhood sexual abuse. The Arkansas discovery scheme is a "realization statute," meaning that 3-year period starts to run when the victim discovers that the injury or condition is attributable to the childhood sexual abuse. "Child" means minor under age of 18.
California: Criminal charges can be filed twenty years after the person reaches the age of majority, which in CA. is eighteen. Civil action, a maximum of one year after "discovery".
Colorado: Claims can be filed within 6 years of reaching the age of majority or 6 years of the removal of a disability as defined by the statute.
Connecticut: Connecticut does not have a common law discovery provision, but the existing special statute allows action within 30 years from the date a victim reaches the "age of majority."
Delaware: No limitations, and provides a two-year “window” in which victims can bring a civil action in cases previously barred by the current statute. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Florida: within 7 years after the age of majority, or within 4 years after the injured person leaves the dependency of the abuser, or within 4 years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse, whichever occurs later. Florida has a "delayed discovery" doctrine.
Georgia: within 5 years of reaching their age of majority.
Hawaii: Hawaii does not have a special statute of limitations applicable to childhood sexual abuse. The general limitations period for injuries to the person is 2 years. Hawaii has a minority, insanity, and disability tolling statute which provides that actions can be brought within the applicable time allowed, i.e. 2 years, from the victim reaching the age of majority or from the removal of a disability.
Idaho: brought within five years of the victim reaching the age of majority. Under amendments passed in 2007, suit may also be brought five years from the date of reasonable discovery of the abuse
Illinois: within 10 years of the date the person attains the age of 18; or within 10 years of the date that a legal disability is removed; or within 10 years from the date that the victim is no longer is subject to threats, intimidation, manipulation, or fraud ; or within 5 years the person discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred and that the injury was caused by the childhood sexual abuse.
Indiana: within 2 years of the time when the cause of action accrues. For child abuse- within two years of the child reaching age eighteen.
Iowa: within 4 years of the discovery of and injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse.
Kansas: 3 years from the age of majority (18); or 3 years from the date the victim realizes that they have suffered an injury or illness caused by sexual abuse.
Kentucky: within 5 years of the last act of abuse, or Within 5 years of the date the victim knew, or should have known of the act, or Within 5 years after the victim attains the age of 18 years.
Louisiana: within 10 years of attaining his/her majority.
Maine: may be brought at any time. Yeah! No need to work on this one.
Maryland: within 7 years of the date of reaching their age of majority.
Massachusetts: 3 years from the act, 3 years from age 18, or 3 years from the time the victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that an emotional or psychological injury or condition was caused the act.
Michigan: is 2 years for an action charging assault, battery, or false imprisonment. Minority Tolling (Suspension): A victim has 1 year from the date of reaching the age of majority in which to file suit. Courts have not recognized application to repressed memory claims or claims that victims did not realize a causal connection between the sexual abuse and their injuries.
Minnesota: within 6 years of the time that the victim knew or had reason to know that the injury was caused by the sexual abuse. If the claimaint was victimized as a minor, the victim must file suit before attaining his or her 25th birthday.
Mississippi: 3 years from the act, 3 years from attaining the age of majority, or 3 years from the victim's release from imprisonment.
Missouri: either on or before reaching the age of 31, or within 3 years from the date the victim discovers, or should have discovered, that physical or psychological injury was caused by abuse.
Montana: Within 3 years of the act constituting abuse; or, Within 3 years after discovery that they have sustained an injury that was caused by abuse.
Nebraska: There is no special statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse: Within 4 years of the acts constituting abuse, The statute of limitations is suspended for victims who were abused as minors until they reach the age of 21, therefore, victims have the period of 4 years from attaining the age of 21 in which to institute legal action.
Nevada: within 10 years of age 18, or within 10 years of discovery that injury was caused by the abuse.
New Hampshire: within 7 years of their 18th birthday, or within 3 years of the time the plaintiff discovers the injury.
New Jersey: within two years of the date of the "reasonable discovery" of the injury/abuse.
New Mexico: the first instant of the person's twenty-fourth birthday; or three years from the date of the time that a person knew or had reason to know of the childhood sexual abuse.
New York: within 5 years of the acts constituting the sexual offense. New York does have a general infancy tolling provision, which suspends the operation of a statute of limitations until a minor reaches the age of majority.
North Carolina: Incompetency tolling: within 3 years of the removal of the incompetency or reaching age 18. Statutory discovery tolling: actions accrue when the bodily harm becomes apparent or ought reasonable to have become apparent to the claimant.
North Dakota: limitations expires 2 years from when the claimant knows, or with reasonable diligence should know, that a potential claim exists. There is also a provision that suspends statutes of limitations until a minor reaches the age of majority- within 1 year of the victim reaching the age of majority (18).
Ohio: 12 years from their age of majority.
Oklahoma: within 2 years of the last act of abuse, 2 years of reaching age 18, or 2 years of reasonable discovery of the connection between the injury and the act.
Oregon: within 6 years of age 18, or within 3 years of discovery of the causal connection between the injury and the abuse.
Pennsylvania: 12 years from the date of a victim reaching his or her age of majority (18).
Rhode Island: within 7 years of the act of abuse, or 7 years that the victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that his/her injuries were caused by the sexual abuse.
South Carolina: 6 years after the person reaches 21 or ) 3 years from the time the victim realizes that their injuries are caused by the child sexual abuse.
South Dakota: Suits must be brought within 3 years of the act, or 3 years of discovering that the injury was caused by the act.
Tennessee: There is no special statute of limitations for survivors of sexual abuse. within one year of the date the cause of action accrued, or can be brought within one year of reaching 18.
Texas: provides a 5-year SOL for violation, and if the victim was a minor, the statute of limitations does not begin to run until his/her 18th birthday.
Utah: within four years after the person attains the age of 18 years; or if a person discovers sexual abuse only after attaining the age of 18 years, that person may bring a civil action for such sexual abuse within four years after discovery of the sexual abuse, whichever period expires later.
Vermont: Within 6 years of the act, 6 years of reaching the age of majority, 6 years of the removal of a disability, or 6 years of discovery.
Virginia: Virginia's general statute of limitation for injuries to the person is 2 years after the cause of action "accrues," usually meaning the time of the injury. For CSA- the claim will not accrue until the and the two year time limitation period will start to run when the fact of the injury and its causal connection to the sexual abuse is first communicated to the person by a licensed physician, psychologist, or clinical psychologist.
Washington: Within 3 years of the act, 3 years of age 18, or 3 years of discovery.
Washington DC: brought within three years "from the time the right to maintain the action accrues." If a minor, within three years of his/her eighteenth birthday.
West Virginia: within two years he/she has attained age of majority and within twenty years of date of wrongful act and injury.
Wisconsin: must be filed before a victim turns 35.
Wyoming: 8 years after a minor's 18th birthday or 3 years after the discovery.
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