Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth birthday, whichever is later.

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth birthday, whichever is later.

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D · PrimeHagan McEntee
D · CoJustine Caldwell
D · CoJason Knight
D · CoDavid Bennett
D · CoJoseph McNamara
D · CoMatthew Dawson
D · CoTina Spears
D · CoWilliam O'Brien
D · CoEarl Read
D · CoStephen Casey

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