Tennessee SB2084

Amendment to Present law establishes the statute of limitations for prosecutions for certain sexual offenses committed against a child.

(1) Any offense committed against a child on or after July 1, 1997, that constitutes the criminal offense of aggravated rape; rape; aggravated sexual battery; sexual battery; rape of a child; incest; or producing, importing, preparing, distributing, processing or appearing in obscene material or exhibition – or distribution to or employment of minor, must be commenced no later than the date the child reaches 21 years of age; provided, that if another provision of law provides a longer period of time within which prosecution may be brought than this provision, the other provision will prevail;

(2) A person may be prosecuted, tried and punished for any offense committed against a child on or after June 20, 2006, that constitutes the criminal offense of aggravated rape; rape; aggravated sexual battery; sexual battery; rape of a child; sexual battery by an authority figure; or incest, no later than 25 years from the date the child becomes 18 years of age; and

(3) A person may be prosecuted, tried and punished for any offense committed against a child on or after July 1, 2007, that constitutes the criminal offense of aggravated rape of a child or statutory rape by an authority figure, no later than 25 years from the date the child becomes 18 years of age.