Idaho's Civil Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse

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Civil Statute of Limitations
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Idaho

Idaho has enacted a special statute of limitations for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Under Idaho Code § 6-1704, suit may be brought within five years of the victim reaching the age of majority. Under amendments passed in 2007, suit may also be brought five years from the date of reasonable discovery of the abuse and the causal relationship between the abuse and injuries suffered by the victim. The statute (including the 2007 amendments) is applicable only to cases arising after its effective date, July 1, 1989.

Subject to conditions, the 2007 amendments allow a claim against the employer of a perpetrator pursuant to Idaho Code § 6-1701 and § 6-1607.

The 2007 amendment to the statute of limitations negates the ruling in Bonner v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, 128 Idaho 351, 913 P.2d 567 (1995), where the Supreme Court refused to adopt a discovery rule for repressed memory cases.

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Text of Bill passed April 2007 (rtf format)