New Bill from Sen. Lauren Book to eliminate SOL for Sexual Battery and establish a “look back window” for civil suits
According to NPR affiliate WGCU, Florida Senator Lauren Book is trying to create a “look back window” where victims of sexual battery can bring a civil lawsuit, where previously barred by statute of limitations. This window would allow victims to file civil suits against their alleged offenders and would likely open up a flurry of lawsuits. That would be on the civil side, but changes are in the works for criminal prosecution as well.
Senate Bill 170 and its House counterpart HB 199 would eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual battery against a minor. Otherwise, a prosecution for a felony of the first degree must be commenced within 4 years after it is committed and a prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within 3 years after it is committed. Yesterday, HB 199 unanimously passed the Criminal Justice Subcommittee,
Senator Book plans to expand on eliminating the statute of limitations for other types of sex offenses, including performing lewd acts in front of minors and indecent exposure.
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not to be vindictive but she best hope Papa book dont have any skeletons in his closet cause the next bill from her will be to #abolish the reg
Ron Book’s skeletons are public, yet his public credibility remains intact.
At this point, I don’t know what it would take for elected officials to take him less seriously.
Well it’s good to see Little Book is worried about cats being declawed see SB48.. Does this woman actually do any work that means anything or has value? That isnt some dog and pony show.
Politicians have to do something to try to fool the public into believing they are doing something. When it’s time to run for office again they will reference all the bills that they introduced as proof of ‘value’. It doesn’t matter that the bills are worthless efforts and do nothing for the citizens. Anywhere you find politicians you will find a swamp. We need to find those politicians who recognize this and give them the support they need. Some actually go into politics with good intentions.
If someone can’t come forward with a “valid” battery accusation within 4 years then I cannot see how it could be considered truthful. Let’s have Aunt Mary question her children about how little Susie went with Uncle Bill and her cousins on that camping trip in 2006. Maybe Uncle Bill helped Susie change her clothes and now Susie is being “groomed” to tell a story about how her Uncle touched her Private parts. It wouldn’t take much would it? This is what Lauren Book wants to see. I can see the smile on her face now!
WC-TN
The Books are so full of hate and greed all the fact in the world wouldn’t change them. It’s like in school someone writes a bad word on the teachers note book . So she punishes the whole class so she can be sure she gets the one who did it. Is that the way a justice system is supposed to work?
They care nothing about constitutional rights or justice.
In regards to this, I have a question for the group to see if they have any idea how this would work. When I was sentenced, it was specifically written that any civil damages (if any) would be determined within 60 days of conviction. No one ever came forward and gave anything to the court. I wonder how this would fit into this “look-back” attempt.