California Law Gives Victims More Time to File Child Sex Abuse Allegations

California Law Gives Victims More Time to File Child Sex Abuse Allegations
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A new California law will allow survivors of child sex abuse crimes more time to seek justice.

Assembly Bill 218 increases the statute of limitations on reporting childhood sexual assault by 14 years—from the time an alleged victim is 26 years old to age 40—and extends the period for delayed reasonable discovery claims from three to five years. It also allows a window of three years for the revival of past claims that might have expired due to the statute of limitations.
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