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MI SB1032
Bill
AI Summary
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Extends the statute of limitations for civil actions based on criminal sexual conduct from age 28 to age 48, or 10 years after the claim accrues, whichever is later.
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Changes the discovery rule period from 3 years to 7 years after an individual discovers or should have discovered both their injury and its causal relationship to the criminal sexual conduct.
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Creates a grace period allowing individuals who were victims of criminal sexual conduct before the 2022 amendment to file civil actions within 2 years of the amendment's effective date, regardless of previous time limits.
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Eliminates the statute of limitations entirely for civil actions if a criminal prosecution results in a conviction for criminal sexual conduct.
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Removes the previous requirement that a criminal prosecution must have occurred or resulted in conviction for a civil action to proceed, making such actions available based solely on the sexual conduct itself.
Legislative Description
Civil procedure: statute of limitations; civil actions for criminal sexual conduct: extend period of limitations, and add grace period for past occurrences. Amends sec. 5851b of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5851b).
Crimes: criminal sexual conduct
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety
5/11/2022