No. CS/SB 590
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children; Providing that the period of limitation for offenses related to specified required reports concerning children does not begin to run until a law enforcement agency is made aware of the violation, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe statute of limitations for violating Florida's child abuse reporting law does not start until a law enforcement or other governmental agency learns of the violation.
This change applies to any offense that has not already been barred from prosecution by the bill's effective date of July 1, 2026.
The new rule excludes the specific institution where the violation occurred from the definition of the agency that triggers the clock.
AIThe statute of limitations for violations of s. 39.201 does not begin until a law enforcement or other governmental agency (excluding the institution where the violation occurred) is made aware of the violation.
AIThe new limitation rule applies to any offense that is not otherwise barred from prosecution on or before July 1, 2026.