HB2533 Summary

• Amends Section 3-6 of the Criminal Code of 2012 to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting perjury and related offenses under Section 32-2 to 5 years from the last act committed in furtherance of the crime.

• Establishes a 25-year statute of limitations for prosecuting involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, and human trafficking offenses when the victim is under 18 years old (measured from when victim turns 18) or 18 years or older (measured from commission of offense).

• Allows prosecution of female genital mutilation when victim was under 18 at time of offense to be commenced at any time with no statute of limitations.

• Extends statute of limitations for sexual conduct offenses involving victims 18 years or older to one year after discovery when corroborating physical evidence is available, requiring charging documents to specify the extension circumstances.

• Preserves existing provisions for extended statutes of limitations on criminal sexual assault, child exploitation, fiduciary theft, and public corruption offenses.