Here Is What Is Happening In New Hampshire
Civil Statute of Limitations
Discovery Rule: Yes (+3 years)
Limitations Period: Age 18 + 12 years
Tolling:  Yes
  • Later of Delayed Tolling (18 + 12 years) and Discovery Rule (+ 3 years) for Minor Victims: Actions based on sexual assault and related offenses, N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A et seq, or incest, § 639.2, committed against a victim under the age of 18 year may be brought within the later of 12 years after the victim turns 18 years or 3 years after the time the victim “discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury and its causal relationship to the act or omission complained of.” § 508:4-g.

  • Retroactivity: The 12-year delayed tolling law went into effect Jan. 1, 2009. The previous version of the statute, including the enactment of the discovery rule, went into effect July 22, 2005.
Criminal Statute of Limitations
Limitations Period: Age 18 + 22 years
Tolling: Yes
Exceptions Yes
  • Delayed Tolling for Minor Victims: 18 + 22 years : Sexual assault and related offenses, New Hamp. Rev. Stat. § 632-A et seq, and incest, § 639.2, committed against a victim under age 18 may be prosecuted within 22 years of the victim’s 18th birthday. § 625:8.
News Coverage
Date Title Author Source PDF
06/11/2009 Bishop says he'll consider naming names Jim
Fennell		 Union Leader
(Manchester, NH)
7/25/2005 The Wisconsin and New Hampshire Supreme Courts Rule Against Clergy Abuse Victims Marci Hamilton FindLaw
5/6/2004 Why Ensuring Accountability for Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children Has Proved So Difficult Marci Hamilton FindLaw
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