Bill Passed 4/19 extending the Criminal SOL

• Age 18 + 3 years: Majority + 3 years from either the act, the discovery, or the appreciation/causal relationship of harm as to Sexual Abuse and certain Negligence actions. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.340(1).


• Delayed Tolling for Sexual Offenses Against Minors: The 3-year statute of limitations is tolled until the minor victim reaches the age of 18. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.340(1).
   
• Discovery Rule : Until victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that the injury or condition was caused by said act. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.340(1)(b). Or, until victim that the act caused the injury for which the claim is brought. § 4.16.340(1)(c).

• Most offenses are within 3 years of the CSA victim's 18th birthday or within 7 years of the offense, whichever is later. : See Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9A.04.080(1)(c). Excepting if a first or second-degree rape victim was under 14 years old at the time of the offense and it was reported to the police within one year after its commission, then action must be brought within 3 year of victim's 18th birthday or 10 years after the commission, whichever is later. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9A.04.080(1)(b)(iii).

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