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.
January 12, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil
law and procedure.
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.
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.