Sec. 54-193a. Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of minor.
Sec. 54-193a. Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of
minor. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted
for any offense, except a class A felony, involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or
sexual assault of a minor except within thirty years from the date the victim attains the
age of majority or within five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer
or state's attorney acting in such police officer's or state's attorney's official capacity
of the commission of the offense, whichever is earlier, provided if the prosecution is
for a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71, the victim notified
such police officer or state's attorney not later than five years after the commission of
the offense.
(P.A. 90-279, S. 2; P.A. 91-406, S. 14, 29; P.A. 93-340, S. 11, 19; P.A. 02-138, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 91-406 inserted "after the commission of the offense" after "seven years"; P.A. 93-340 replaced "or seven
years after the commission of the offense, whichever is less" with "or within five years from the date the victim notifies
any police officer or state's attorney acting in his official capacity of the commission of the offense, whichever is earlier",
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 02-138 added exception re class A felony, extended time limitation on possible prosecution
from within 2 to within 30 years from the date the victim attains the age of majority, deleted proviso that required the time
period to be in no event less than 5 years after the commission of the offense, added proviso that required the victim to
have notified the police officer or state's attorney not later than 5 years after the commission of the offense if the prosecution
is for a violation of Sec. 53a-71(a)(1) and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 23,
2002, and applicable to any offense committed on or after said date.
See Sec. 52-577d re statute of limitations in civil action.
Was not intended to be applied retrospectively. 228 C. 393. P.A. 93-340, Sec. 11 cited. Id. Cited. 230 C. 472. Defendant's
prosecution for first degree sexual assault with respect to his minor foster son was not time barred; statutory limitations
period for beginning prosecutions "within five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer or state's attorney ...
of the commission of the offense" was triggered when victim told police of defendant's actions during an interview, not
when Department of Children and Families faxed police notification of suspected abuse based on statements that victim
had made to department employee. 280 C. 551. No persuasive evidence that legislature intended to limit section to crimes
of which an express element is sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault. Id.
Cited. 26 CA 674.