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An Act To Rescind the Statute of Limitations on the Ability To File a Civil Suit in Cases Dealing with Unlawful Sexual Contact
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §755  is enacted to read:
§ 755.  Unlawful sexual contact
An action based upon a complaint of unlawful sexual contact may be commenced at any time. For purposes of this section, "unlawful sexual contact" has the same meaning as delineated in Title 17-A, section 255-A.
 
SUMMARY
This bill removes the statute of limitations for a civil action based upon the complaint of unlawful sexual contact.