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Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought
In Senate Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Kenneth Zebrowski
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BILL NUMBER:S4902
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to establishing a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought
Purpose of bill
This bill would increase the statute of limitations for civil suits related to injury caused by domestic violence to two years.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends civil practice law and rules to add a new section 215-a relating to actions to recover damages for injuries aris- ing from acts of domestic violence. An action to recover damages related to domestic violence shall be commenced within two years.
Justification
Currently, domestic violence incidents are treated the same way as assault and civil suits must be initiated within one year after the incident. This does not take into consideration the highly emotional and extremely difficult factors involved in domestic violence situations. Various personal reasons often force victims to delay for over a year to make the very difficult decision to end the relationship. Unfortunately, at that point, the victim would be barred from initiating a civil suit. This bill would recognize the sensitive nature of domestic violence and afford victims an extra year.
Prior legislative history
A similar bill was previously introduced.
Fiscal implications for state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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