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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) Notwithstanding any other statute of limitations specified in this article 80, or any other provision of law that can be construed to limit the time period to commence an action described in this section, any civil action based on sexual misconduct, including any derivative claim, may be commenced at any time without limitation.
(b) This subsection (1) applies to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2022, and to causes of action accruing before January 1, 2022, if the applicable statute of limitations, as it existed prior to January 1, 2022, has not yet run on January 1, 2022.
(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “sexual misconduct” means any conduct that forms the basis of a civil action that is engaged in for the purpose of the sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse of any person, and that constitutes any of the following:
(a) A first degree misdemeanor or a felony offense described in part 3 or 4 of article 3 of title 18 or a felony offense described in article 6 or 7 of title 18;
(b) Human trafficking for sexual servitude, as described in section 18-3-504;
(c) A federal sex offense as defined in the federal “Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act”, 34 U.S.C. sec. 20911 (5)(A)(iii);
(d) Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children, as described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1466A;
(e) Transfer of obscene material to minors, as described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1470; or
(f) Attempt or conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion, as described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1594.
(3) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 28 (S.B. 21-073), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
(3.5) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 28 (S.B. 21-073), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
(3.7) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 28 (S.B. 21-073), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
(4) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 28 (S.B. 21-073), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
(5) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 28 (S.B. 21-073), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
(6)(a) This section also applies to any cause of action arising from factual circumstances that include sexual misconduct that is brought against a person or entity that is not the perpetrator of the sexual misconduct.
(b) This subsection (6) applies to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2022, and to causes of action accruing before January 1, 2022, if the applicable statute of limitations, as it existed prior to January 1, 2022, has not yet run on January 1, 2022.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 13. Courts and Court Procedure § 13-80-103.7. General limitation of actions--sexual misconduct--third-party liability--definition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-13-courts-and-court-procedure/co-rev-st-sect-13-80-103-7/
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