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Summary: New Hampshire enacted a special statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse in 2005. Under the new rules, a victim must file their claim in court
- within 7 years of their 18th birthday, or
- within 3 years of the time the plaintiff discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury and its causal relationship to the act or omission complained of. N. H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4-g (2005)
Text:
508:4-g Actions Based on Sexual Assault and Related Offenses.
A person, alleging to have been subjected to any offense under RSA 632-A or an offense under RSA 639:2, who was under 18 years of age when the alleged offense occurred, may commence a personal action based on the incident within the later of:
I. Seven years of the person's eighteenth birthday; or
II. Three years of the time the plaintiff discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury and its causal relationship to the act or omission complained of.
HISTORY
Source. 2005, 283:1, eff. July 22, 2005.
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In McCollum v. D'Arcy, 138 NH. 285, 638 A.2d 797 (1994), a case which predated the special statute of limitations, the court ruled that the State's discovery rule was applicable to repressed memory claims arising out of childhood sexual abuse.
Resources:
- New Hampshire Statutes
- New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Links and Resources from Women's Law
Revised 09/03/2007. Copyright Susan K. Smith 1996-2002
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