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AB-464: Changes to Laws on Sexual Assault in Prison
This law extends the time for people who were sexually assaulted while imprisoned to sue public agencies and adds new rules to protect them from retaliation or forced transfers.
What This Bill Does
- Extends the deadline to file a lawsuit against a government agency or employee for sexual assault that happened during imprisonment until four years after release.
- Removes the requirement to submit an initial claim form before filing these specific lawsuits against public entities.
- Bans any prison staff member from working in the Department of Corrections again if they are fired because an investigation confirmed they sexually abused someone.
- Requires officials to watch both the person who reported abuse and the alleged victim for 90 days to check for retaliation.
- Stops prisons from moving a survivor to another facility without their written permission, unless staying put is unsafe.
Who It Names or Affects
- People currently or formerly imprisoned in California state facilities
- Employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Public agencies and government workers facing lawsuits for sexual assault
Terms To Know
- Tolling
- Pausing or stopping a legal deadline so that more time is allowed to file a lawsuit.
- Claim presentation requirements
- Rules that usually require people to send an official notice of their complaint before they can sue the government.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
- The bill defines specific terms for its own use, but those definitions are not listed in the summary provided.