Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children
Limitations clock for failure-to-report child abuse starts only when authorities learn
Florida Statutes affected
| s. 775.15 | Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. |
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Not codified in the Florida Statutes.
Subsection (23) is added to section 775.15, Florida Statutes, to read:
775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions.—
(23) If the offense is a violation of s. 39.201, the applicable period of limitation does not begin to run until a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency, excluding any institution where the violation occurs, is made aware of the violation. This subsection applies to any offense that is not otherwise barred from prosecution on or before July 1, 2026.
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