Statute of Limitations for Childhood Sexual Abuse (civil) in Illinois

Statute of Limitations for Childhood Sexual Abuse (civil) in Illinois

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Published July 17, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-IL childhood sexual abuse civil SOL (13-202.2) is 13-202.2.

13-202.2. /13-202.2 (735 ILCS 5/13-202.2) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-202.2) Sec. 13-202.2. Childhood sexual abuse. (a) In this Section: "Childhood sexual abuse" means an act of sexual abuse that occurs when the person abused is under 18 years of age. "Sexual abuse" includes but is not limited to sexual conduct and sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse or a violation of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 in which the victim is a minor must be commenced within 20 years of the date the limitation period begins to run under subsection (d) or w

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Sources

All sources are official primary law published by www.ilga.gov.

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