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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to time limitations for prosecution of 2
certain sexual offenses; amending s. 775.15, F.S.; 3
revising the time periods for prosecution of specified 4
sexual offenses committed on certain victims in 5
certain circumstances; providing applicability; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (14) of section 775.15, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; 13
exceptions.— 14
(14)(a) A prosecution for a first or second degree felony 15
violation of s. 794.011, if the victim is 16 years of age or 16
older at the time of the offense and the offense is reported to 17
a law enforcement agency or a medical professional licensed 18
under chapter 458, chapter 464, chapter 466, chapter 490, or 19
chapter 491 within 21 days 72 hours after commission of the 20
offense, may be commenced at any time. 21
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) , or paragraph (c), 22
paragraph (13)(b), or subsection (20) , a prosecution for a first 23
or second degree felony violation of s. 794.011, if the victim 24
is 16 years of age or older at the time of the offense, must be 25
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commenced within 8 year s after the violation is committed. This 26
paragraph applies to any such offense except an offense the 27
prosecution of which would have been barred by subsection (2) on 28
or before July 1, 2015. 29
(c) A prosecution for a first or second degree felony 30
violation of s. 794.011, if the victim is 18 years of age or 31
older at the time of the offense, must be commenced within 15 32
years after the violation is committed. This paragraph applies 33
to an offense that is committed on or after July 1, 2023. 34
Section 2. The amendments to s. 775.15(14)(a), Florida 35
Statutes, by this act apply to any such offense except an 36
offense the prosecution of which would have been barred by s. 37
775.15(2), Florida Statutes, on or before July 1, 2023. 38
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 39