AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION

Summary

The law changes Rhode Island’s rules for filing civil suits over child sexual abuse. Victims can bring a claim against a perpetrator or a party accused of negligent supervision within 35 years of the act or within 7 years after they discover the harm, with the filing clock paused until the victim turns 18. It also opens a filing window that runs until June 30 2028 for cases that were previously barred by older limits.

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