History of U.S. Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitation Reform: 2002 to 2020 2020 Annual Report: A National Overview of the Movement to Prevent Child Sex Abuse and Empower Victims through Statutes of Limitation Reform Since 2002 February 26, 2021 Lead Author: Prof. Marci A. Hamilton, Esq. Founder, CEO, and Legal Director, CHILD USA Fels Institute of Government Professor University of Pennsylvania [email protected] (215) 539-1906 Contributing Authors: Alice Bohn, Esq., Staff Attorney Alice Nasar Hanan, Esq., Staff Attorney Lauren Majewski, Esq., Staff Attorney Jessica Schidlow, Esq. Staff Attorney CHILD USA is the leading nonprofit think tank working to end child abuse and neglect in the United States. CHILD USA engages in high-level legal, social science, and medical research and analysis to derive the best public policies to end child abuse and neglect. CHILD USA produces evidence-based solutions and information needed by policymakers, organizations, lawyers, media, and society to increase child protection and the common good. Our goal is to help millions of children at a time. For more information about CHILD USA, please visit our website at https://www.childusa.org/. © 2021 CHILD USA www.childusa.org |3508 Market St., Suite 202 | Philadelphia, PA 19104 | 215.539.1906 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 4 II. The State-by-State Developments in Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations After January 2002........................................................................................................................................................... 13 A. The States ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Alabama ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Alaska ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Arizona .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Arkansas ............................................................................................................................................ 16 California ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Colorado ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Connecticut ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Delaware ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Florida ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Georgia .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Hawaii ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Idaho ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Illinois ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Indiana............................................................................................................................................... 23 Iowa................................................................................................................................................... 24 Kansas ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Kentucky ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Louisiana .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Maine ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Maryland ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Massachusetts ................................................................................................................................... 28 Michigan ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Minnesota .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Mississippi ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Missouri ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Montana ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Nebraska ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Nevada .............................................................................................................................................. 33 New Hampshire ................................................................................................................................ 34 New Jersey ........................................................................................................................................ 34 New Mexico ...................................................................................................................................... 35 New York .......................................................................................................................................... 36 North Carolina .................................................................................................................................. 37 North Dakota ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Ohio................................................................................................................................................... 39 Oklahoma .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Oregon............................................................................................................................................... 40 Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Rhode Island ..................................................................................................................................... 42 South Carolina .................................................................................................................................. 42 South Dakota ..................................................................................................................................... 43 www.childusa.org |3508 Market Street, Suite 202 | Philadelphia, PA 19104 | 215.539.1906 2 Tennessee .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Texas ................................................................................................................................................. 44 Utah ................................................................................................................................................... 45 Vermont ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Virginia ............................................................................................................................................. 46 Washington ....................................................................................................................................... 47 West Virginia .................................................................................................................................... 48 Wisconsin .......................................................................................................................................... 49 Wyoming........................................................................................................................................... 49 Washington D.C. ..............................................................................................................................