Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse / Assault in California
How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for US-CA child sexual abuse assault SOL (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.1) is Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.1.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.1. There is no time limit for the commencement of any of the following actions for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual assault: (1) An action against any person for committing an act of childhood sexual assault. (2) An action for liability against any person or entity who owed a duty of care to the plaintiff, if a wrongful or negligent act by that person or entity was a legal cause of the childhood sexual assault that resulted in the injury to the plaintiff. (3) An action for liability against any person or entity if an intentional act by that person or entity was a legal cause of the childhood sexual assault that resulted in the injury to the plaintiff.
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
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