| Title | AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. |
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| Bill Documents | Original |
| Sponsors | L. Bechler |
| 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 limit 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 limit the clergy-penitent exemption; provide for severability; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings |
Crime Victims - Child abuse, reporting of Crime Victims - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Crimes and Punishments - Child abuse, reporting of Crimes and Punishments - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Effective Dates, Emergency - Child abuse, reporting of Effective Dates, Emergency - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Children and Minors - Child abuse, reporting 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 |
| 09/09/19 | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
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