LC 131 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws for crime victims

This bill revises Montana laws to extend the time limits for filing lawsuits related to childhood sexual abuse. It directly affects victims of sexual abuse who occurred before they turned 18, allowing them to file claims against the individual who committed the abuse at any time before they turn 27 or within three years of discovering the injury. For claims against organizations like schools or churches, victims have until age 27 or three years after discovery to file, with specific rules for when the organization knew or should have known about the abuse. The bill also allows certain expired claims to be filed within one year of May 7, 2019, if the perpetrator admitted to the abuse or was convicted of the offense.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 4, 2024 Last action Feb 11, 2025
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