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ND HB1382
Bill
Status
1/18/2021
Primary Sponsor
Austen Schauer
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AI Summary
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Amends North Dakota Century Code section 28-01-25.1 to establish a ten-year statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims beginning when the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known a potential claim exists.
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Revives claims for childhood sexual abuse that were barred by the statute of limitations as of August 1, 2021, allowing them to be commenced before August 1, 2023.
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Defines "childhood sexual abuse" as any act committed against a plaintiff under age eighteen that would violate North Dakota chapters 12.1-20 or 12.1-27.2.
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Eliminates the requirement for plaintiffs to identify which specific act in a continuous series of sexual abuse acts caused the injury.
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Act is effective through July 31, 2023, and becomes ineffective after that date.
Legislative Description
Limitations on actions alleging childhood sexual abuse; and to provide an expiration date.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 44 nays 49
2/12/2021