An Act Removmg the Statute of Llmitat10ns on Crimmal and Civil Act10ns Involvmg Sexual Abuse of Mmors
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1790
Committee Amendment CA_A_S342 (Senate)
Amends: 14 MRSA §752-C, 17-A MRSA §8

COMJ\1ITTEE AMENDMENT" /J.. "to SP 715, L D 1790, "An Act Removmg the 
Statute of Llmitat10ns on Crimmal and Civil Act10ns Involvmg Sexual Abuse of Mmors" 
Amend the bill by sti ikmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act Removmg the Statute of Limitations on Civil Actions and Crimmal 
Prosecutions for Certam Sexual Offenses Agamst Mmors' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §752-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c 639, § 1, is amended 
to read 
Sexual acts toward minors defined As used m this section, "sexual acts toward 
mmors" means the followmg acts that are committed agamst or engaged m with a person 
under the age of maJority 
i\. 8e~rual aet, as defined m Title 17 A, seet10n 251, subseet10n 1, paragraph C, m 
B Se~rual eontaet, as defined m Title 17 A, seet10n 251, subseetion 1, parag1 aph D 
C Gross sexual assault, as described m Title 17-A, section 253, 
D Sexual abuse of a mmor, as described m Title 17-A, sect10n 254, 
E Unlawful sexual contact, as described m Title 17-A, section 255-A, 
F Unlawful sexual touchmg, as described m Title 17-A, section 260, 
G Sexual expl01tat10n of a mmor, as described m Title 17-A, sect10n 282, or 
H Incest, as described m Title 17-A, section 556 
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §8, sub-§1, 1B, as enacted by PL 2019, c 483, § 1, 1s amended 
to read 
B If the v1ctnn had not attamed the age of -l-6 ~ years at the time of the crune, a 
prosecution for mcest, unlawful sexual contact, sexual abuse of a mmo1, eF rape or 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S P 715, L D 1790 
gross sexual assault, formerly denommated as gross sexual imsconduct, unlawful 
sexual touchmg, or sexual expl01tat10n of a mmor 
Sec. 3. Application. That section of this Act that amends the Mame Revised 
Statutes, Title 17-A, section 8, subsect10n 1, paragraph B applies to the followmg c11mes 
m which a victim has not attamed 18 years of age at the time of the cnme 
Incest, unlawful sexual contact, sexual abuse of a mmor, gross sexual assault, 
unlawful sexual touchmg or sexual explmtatlon of a mmor committed on or after the 
effective date of this Act, and 
Incest, unlawful sexual contact, sexual abuse of a mmor, rape or g10ss sexual assault, 
formerly denommated as gross sexual misconduct, unlawful sexual touchmg or sexual 
exploitation of a mmor for which the prosecut10n was not barred by the statute of 
lumtat10ns m force unmediately pnor to the effective date of this Act' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title The amendment removes the 
lnmtat10ns penod for a civil action or cnmmal prosecution based on conduct agamst a 
mmor victim that qualifies as the cnme of mcest, unlawful sexual contact, sexual abuse of 
a mmor, rape or gross sexual assault, formerly denommated as gross sexual misconduct, 
unlawful sexual touchmg or sexual exploitat10n of a mmm Pursuant to the Mame Revised 
Statutes, Title 14, section 752-C, subsect10n 3, this legislat10n applies to all civil actions 
based upon such conduct with a mmor victim regardless of whether the civil statute of 
limrtat10ns on such action exp1red pnor to the effective date of the legislat10n 
This 
leg1slat1on applies to a cnmmal prosecution based on such conduct with a mmor victim 
either 1f the cnmmal conduct 1s committed on or after the effective date of this leg1slat10n 
or 1f the prosecution has not yet been barred by the cnmmal statute of hm1tatlons m force 
11nmed1ately pnor to the effective date of this legislation 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/06/23 ;t!?ae 
LD 1790 
LR 1361(02) 
An Act Removmg the Statute of Limitations on Cnmmal and Civil Actions Involvmg Sexual Abuse of 
Mmors 
Fiscal Note for BIil as Amended by Committee Amendment "/~' 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current b1enmum cost mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
1rrect1onal and Jud1c1al Impact Statements 
' This bill adds certam Class A, B, and C cnmes agamst mmors to the hst of act10ns without lnmtat10ns on prosecut10n 
The current average cost ofmcarceratmg one md1V1dual for a smgle year 1s $55,203 
This bill may mcrease the number of cases filed m the court system The add1t10nal workload associated with the 
m1mmal number of new cases does not reqmre add1t10nal fundmg at this tune 
The collect10n of additional fihng fees will mcrease General Fund revenue by mmor amounts and the collect10n of 
add1t10nal fines will mcrease General Fund or other dedicated revenue by mmor amounts 
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