INDIANA SENATE BILL No.
371
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 34-11-2-11.5.
Synopsis: Statute of limitations. Provides that a
civil action alleging childhood sexual abuse may be brought
at any time. Revives an action concerning childhood sexual
abuse that is time barred and permits the action to be brought
before January 1, 2007.
Effective: July 1, 2004.
Simpson
January 12, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee
on Rules and Legislative Procedure.
Introduced Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly
(2004)
SENATE BILL No. 371
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil
law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 34-11-2-11.5; (04)IN0371.1.1. --> SECTION 1.
IC 34-11-2-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION
TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 11.5.
(a) As used in this section, "childhood sexual abuse"
means sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-42-4-4) involving
a child less than eighteen (18) years of age and an adult
at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(b) A civil action alleging childhood sexual abuse may be
brought at any time.
SOURCE: ; (04)IN0371.1.2. --> SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2004]
(a) This SECTION applies only to an action concerning childhood
sexual abuse that was barred before July 1, 2004, due to the
expiration of the statute of limitations.
(b) An action concerning childhood sexual abuse that was
barred before July 1, 2004, due to the expiration of the statute
of limitations is revived and may be brought before January
1, 2007.
(c) This SECTION expires January 2, 2007.
|