Sec. 54-193b. Limitation of prosecution for sexual assault offenses when DNA evidence available.
Sec. 54-193b. Limitation of prosecution for sexual assault offenses when DNA
evidence available. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 54-193 and 54-193a,
there shall be no limitation of time within which a person may be prosecuted for a
violation of section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, provided
(1) the victim notified 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 not later than
five years after the commission of the offense, and (2) the identity of the person who
allegedly committed the offense has been established through a DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid) profile comparison using evidence collected at the time of the commission of the
offense.
(P.A. 00-80, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 89.)
History: P.A. 00-80 effective May 16, 2000, and applicable to any offense committed prior to, on or after said date;
June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 deleted former limitation of time within which a person may be prosecuted for specified offenses
of "not later than twenty years from the date of the commission of the offense" and provided that "there shall be no limitation
of time" within which a person may be so prosecuted, effective July 1, 2007.