Last Action | 01/10/19: to Judiciary (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
Bill Request Number | 184 |
Sponsors | L. Bechler, K. King, S. Lee |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to delete the clergy-penitent exemption; create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to make the sexual endangerment of a child a Class D felony; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow the Attorney General to petition the Supreme Court to convene a special grand jury to investigate childhood sexual assault or abuse that crosses multiple judicial circuits; amend KRS 15.205 to allow the Attorney General to direct a Commonwealth's or county attorney to act as a special prosecutor when the Supreme Court approves the Attorney General's petition for a special grand jury; amend KRS 29A.220 to outline the process and duties of a special grand jury; provide for severability; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Court, Supreme - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Courts - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Courts, Circuit - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Crime Victims - Child abuse, reporting of Crime Victims - Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of Crime Victims - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Crimes and Punishments - Child abuse, reporting of Crimes and Punishments - Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of Crimes and Punishments - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Criminal Procedure - Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of Effective Dates, Emergency - Child abuse, reporting of Effective Dates, Emergency - Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of Effective Dates, Emergency - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Juries and Jurors - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Attorney, Commonwealth's - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Attorney General - Special grand jury, convening of, childhood sexual assualt or abuse across multiple circuits Children and Minors - Abuse, reporting of Children and Minors - Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of Children and Minors - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Civil Actions - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse Clergy - Child abuse, reporting of Corrections Impact - Child abuse Local Mandate - Child abuse |
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