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MI SB0872
MI SB0872Civil procedure; statute of limitations; statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct violations; extend retroactively, and add grace period for minor victims of criminal sexual conduct. Amends sec. 5805 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5805) & adds sec. 5851b.
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Introduced
02/27/2018
02/27/2018
In Committee
05/23/2018
05/23/2018
Crossed Over
03/15/2018
03/15/2018
Passed
05/29/2018
05/29/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/05/2018
09/05/2018
Introduced Session
99th Legislature
Bill Summary
Public Acts of 2018 Approved by the Governor June 12, 2018 Filed with the Secretary of State June 12, 2018 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 2018 STATE OF MICHIGAN 99TH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2018 Introduced by Senators Knezek, O'Brien, Jones, Horn, Knollenberg, Hertel, Bieda, Rocca, Emmons, Conyers, Ananich, Hopgood, Brandenburg, Stamas, Marleau, Zorn and Kowall ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 872 AN ACT to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 5805 (MCL 600.5805), as amended by 2012 PA 582, and by adding section 5851b.
AI Summary
This bill amends Michigan's civil procedure law to extend the statute of limitations for civil actions related to criminal sexual conduct. Specifically, it allows individuals who were victims of criminal sexual conduct as minors to file a civil lawsuit at any time before they turn 28 years old or within 3 years of discovering the causal relationship between their injury and the criminal conduct, whichever is later. The bill also creates a grace period of 90 days for individuals who were victims of criminal sexual conduct as minors between December 31, 1996 and the effective date of the bill, if the perpetrator was convicted of criminal sexual conduct and admitted to abusing their position of authority or engaging in unethical medical practices. The bill aims to provide more time for victims of childhood sexual abuse to seek civil remedies.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0183'18 With Immediate Effect (on 09/05/2018)
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