093_HB2215eng HB2215 Engrossed LRB093 09933 WGH 10184 b 1 AN ACT in relation to civil procedure. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 5 changing Section 13-202.2 as follows: 6 (735 ILCS 5/13-202.2) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-202.2) 7 Sec. 13-202.2. Childhood sexual abuse. 8 (a) In this Section: 9 "Childhood sexual abuse" means an act of sexual abuse 10 that occurs when the person abused is under 18 years of age. 11 "Sexual abuse" includes but is not limited to sexual 12 conduct and sexual penetration as defined in Section 12-12 of 13 the Criminal Code of 1961. 14 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 15 action for damages for personal injury based on childhood 16 sexual abuse must be commenced within the later of: (1) 10 17 years of the date the limitation period begins to run under 18 subsection (d); or (2) 52years of the date the person 19 abused discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence 20 should discover both (i) that the act of childhood sexual 21 abuse occurred and (ii) that the injury was caused by the 22 childhood sexual abuse. The fact that the person abused 23 discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should 24 discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred is 25 not, by itself, sufficient to start the discovery period 26 under this subsection (b). Knowledge of the abuse does not 27 constitute discovery of the injury or the causal relationship 28 between the abuse and any later-discovered injury. 29 (c) If the injury is caused by 2 or more acts of 30 childhood sexual abuse that are part of a continuing series 31 of acts of childhood sexual abuse by the same abuser, then HB2215 Engrossed -2- LRB093 09933 WGH 10184 b 1 the discovery period under subsection (b) shall be computed 2 from the date the person abused discovers or through the use 3 of reasonable diligence should discover both (i) that the 4 last act of childhood sexual abuse in the continuing series 5 occurred and (ii) that the injury was caused by any act of 6 childhood sexual abuse in the continuing series. The fact 7 that the person abused discovers or through the use of 8 reasonable diligence should discover that the last act of 9 childhood sexual abuse in the continuing series occurred is 10 not, by itself, sufficient to start the discovery period 11 under subsection (b). Knowledge of the abuse does not 12 constitute discovery of the injury or the causal relationship 13 between the abuse and any later-discovered injury. 14 (d) The limitation periods under subsection (b) do not 15 begin to run before the person abused attains the age of 18 16 years; and, if at the time the person abused attains the age 17 of 18 years he or she is under other legal disability, the 18 limitation periods under subsection (b) do not begin to run 19 until the removal of the disability. 20 (d-1) The limitation periods in subsection (b) do not 21 run during a time period when the person abused is subject to 22 threats, intimidation, manipulation, or fraud perpetrated by 23 the abuser or by any person acting in the interest of the 24 abuser. 25 (e) This Section applies to actions pending on the 26 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990 as well as to 27 actions commenced on or after that date. The changes made by 28 this amendatory Act of 1993 shall apply only to actions 29 commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory 30 Act of 1993. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 31 93rd General Assembly apply to actions pending on the 32 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General 33 Assembly as well as actions commenced on or after that date. 34 (Source: P.A. 88-127.) HB2215 Engrossed -3- LRB093 09933 WGH 10184 b 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law.