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Sexual assault: statute of limitations.

It became law on Oct 13, 2025.

CA AB 250 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Oct 13, 2025

What it does

Existing law revives certain claims seeking to recover damages suffered as a result of a sexual assault that occurred on or after the plaintiff's 18th birthday when one or more entities are legally responsible for damages and the entity or their agents engaged in a cover up, as defined, that would otherwise be barred prior to January 1, 2023, solely because the applicable statute of limitations has or had expired. Existing law authorizes a cause of action for any such claim to proceed if already pending in court on January 1, 2023, or, if not filed by that date, to be commenced between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Existing law revives such claims brought by a plaintiff who…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Oct 13, 2025

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