1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to sexual battery time limitations; |
3 | amending s. 775.15, F.S.; revising time limitations for |
4 | prosecution of certain sexual battery offenses involving |
5 | minor victims; providing an effective date. |
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7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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9 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (13) of |
10 | section 775.15, Florida Statutes, to read: |
11 | 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; |
12 | exceptions.-- |
13 | (13) |
14 | (c) If the offense is a second degree felony violation of |
15 | s. 794.011 and the victim was under 18 years of age at the time |
16 | the offense was committed, a prosecution of the offense may be |
17 | commenced at any time. This paragraph applies to any such |
18 | offense except an offense the prosecution of which would have |
19 | been barred by subsection (2) on or before October 1, 2008. |
20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2008. |