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Title: Increases Statutes of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Victims

Signed by Governor Phil Murphy


Title: Increases Statutes of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Victims

Title: Increases Statutes of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Victims

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Title: Increases Statutes of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Victims

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Vote to pass a bill that increases the statues of limitation for sexual abuse victims.

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  • Specifies that individuals who suffered from sexual abuse as minors or as adults will no longer be prohibited by the 2 year statute of limitations window and will now have until their 55th birthday, or 7 years after the discovery of an injury that's the result of abuse, to pursue a lawsuit (Sec. 2-8).

  • Specifies that the “New Jersey Tort Claims Act” or any other law that may provide some form of government immunity from sexual abuse lawsuits are no longer vaild under this act (Sec. 7).

  • Establishes that this act will go into effect December 1, 2019 (Sec. 10).

  • Requires that non-profit organizations are liable for acts of negligence in the hiring, supervision, or retention of an employee, agent, or servant resulting in sexual abuse committed against a minor under the age of 18 (Sec. 5-6).

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Title: Increases Statutes of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Victims

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