SP0535
LD 1512		 First Special Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 1088
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Amend the amendment by striking out the 3rd and 4th indented paragraphs after the title (page 1, lines 15 to 17 in amendment)

Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:

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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3105-A, sub-§2, ¶A-1  is enacted to read:

A-1.  A prosecution for the juvenile crime, if the victim had not attained 16 years of age at the time of the crime, of unlawful sexual contact under Title 17-A, section 255-A, except for Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, or gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253 must be commenced within 10 years after it is committed.

Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to the following juvenile crimes in which the victim had not attained 16 years of age at the time of the crime:

1. The juvenile crimes of unlawful sexual contact, except as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, and gross sexual assault committed on or after the effective date of this Act; and

2. The juvenile crimes of unlawful sexual contact, except as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, and gross sexual assault for which the prosecution has not yet been barred by the previous statute of limitations in force on the effective date of this Act.

summary

This amendment changes the statute of limitations to 10 years, as done in Committee Amendment "A," but restricts the application to unlawful sexual contact that included penetration and gross sexual assault.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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