Senate Bill 199 Summary

• Requires any person age 18+ who knows or reasonably should know of violent offenses, sexual offenses, or child abuse against juveniles to immediately report to local law enforcement; failure to report is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

• Extends statute of limitations for five child abuse-related misdemeanors from 2 years to 10 years, including failure to report crimes against juveniles and misdemeanor child abuse.

• Prohibits high-risk sex offenders from online conduct including communicating with persons under 16, posing falsely as minors, or gathering information about minors on commercial social networking sites; violation is a Class H felony.

• Extends civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, allowing suits until age 28 or within two years of a related felony conviction, and requires school personnel training on child sexual abuse and sex trafficking beginning in 2020.

• Allows victims to appear and be heard in sex offender registration termination hearings and clarifies that consent can be revoked in sexual assault cases.