An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child

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An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child

An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child By Ms.

What This Bill Does

• An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child By Ms.
• Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
• 1165) of Joan B.
• Lovely and Mark C.

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Official Summary Text

An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1165) of Joan B. Lovely and Mark C. Montigny for legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1165

Section 63 of chapter 277 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an indictment or complaint alleging an offense of indecent assault and battery, or an offense of rape, may be found and filed at any time after the commission of such offense, provided that the victim was under the age of 18 when the offense was committed.

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