{"id":426,"date":"2022-09-21T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pennlawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=426"},"modified":"2024-06-12T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:41:14","slug":"new-federal-law-eliminates-statute-of-limitations-for-people-who-were-sexually-abused-as-minors-to-file-civil-claims-in-federal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennlawgroup.com\/blog\/new-federal-law-eliminates-statute-of-limitations-for-people-who-were-sexually-abused-as-minors-to-file-civil-claims-in-federal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"New federal law eliminates statute of limitations for people who were sexually abused as minors to file civil claims in federal court."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On September 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act<\/a>. This Act amends 18 U.S.C.A. \u00a7 2255<\/a> by eliminating the statute of limitations for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file civil claims and is the most expansive federal law on childhood sexual abuse. Previously, survivors only had until their 28th<\/sup> birthday to file a lawsuit in federal court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Now, any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a following federal code violation may file a civil suit anytime in any appropriate United States District Court:<\/p>\n\n\n\n