| SB 1359 | Extends the statute of limitations in certain sexual offenses involving a person age 18 or younger |
| Sponsor: | Jacob | Co-Sponsor(s) | ||
| LR Number: | 4685S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4685-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 03/15/04 - Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 1359 - The act extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses involving a person eighteen years old or younger from ten to twenty years unless the prosecution is for forcible rape, attempted forcible rape, forcible sodomy, or attempted forcible sodomy; in which case, the prosecution may begin at any time.
The act is identical to HB 1505 (2004). This act is similar
to provisions contained in CCS/SS/HCS/HB 1055 (TAT).
SUSAN HENDERSON