Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 870
       
       
       
       By Senator Aronberg
       
       
       
       
       27-00818-10                                            2010870__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to statutes of limitation for sexual
    3         battery; amending ss. 95.11 and 775.15, F.S.;
    4         eliminating statutes of limitations to the institution
    5         of criminal or civil actions relating to sexual
    6         battery of a child if the victim is under 16 years of
    7         age at the time of the offense; providing
    8         applicability; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 95.11,
   13  Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real
   15  property.—Actions other than for recovery of real property shall
   16  be commenced as follows:
   17         (9) SEXUAL BATTERY OFFENSES ON VICTIMS UNDER AGE 16.—Any
   18  action related to an act constituting a violation of s. 794.011
   19  involving a victim who was under the age of 16 at the time of
   20  the act may be commenced at any time. This subsection applies to
   21  any such action other than one that would have been time barred
   22  on or before July 1, 2010.
   23         Section 2. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (13) of
   24  section 775.15, Florida Statutes, to read:
   25         775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations;
   26  exceptions.—
   27         (13)
   28         (c) If the offense is a violation of s. 794.011 and the
   29  victim was under 16 years of age at the time the offense was
   30  committed, a prosecution of the offense may be commenced at any
   31  time. This paragraph applies to any such offense except an
   32  offense the prosecution of which would have been barred by
   33  subsection (2) on or before July 1, 2010.
   34         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.