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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-193a (2025)

Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of minor

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Section 54-193a is repealed, effective October 1, 2019.

(P.A. 90-279, S. 2; P.A. 91-406, S. 14, 29; P.A. 93-340, S. 11, 19; P.A. 02-138, S. 1; P.A. 19-16, S. 23.)

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Cited in 23 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: State v. George J., 910 A.2d 931 (Conn. 2006).
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State v. George J., 910 A.2d 931 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 41× “to 1993) § 54-193a, as amended by P.A. 93-340, § 11, 6 *562 had commenced on June 6,1996, when the department, through Plante, first notified the police of S.”
State v. Greer, 279 A.3d 268 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 28× “to 2001) § 54-193a, as amended by Public Acts 2002, No. 02-138, § 1) of limitations because E had not notified a police officer or state’s attorney within five years of the commission of the offense.”
State v. Crowell, 636 A.2d 804 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 14× “The defendant claims that the application of General Statutes § 54-193a to him would violate article first, §§ 8 and 9, of the Connecticut constitution, and also the equal protection provisions of both the state and federal constitutions.”
Roger B. v. Comm'r of Corr., 212 A.3d 693 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 11× “Central to its conclusion was the court's determination that Crawford did not apply because the applicable statute of limitations, General Statutes § 54-193a, 2 had been tolled by General Statutes § 54-193 (c), now § 54-193 (d), 3 as a result of the petitioner's relocation…”
State v. Brundage, 50 A.3d 396 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 23× “We agree that the court improperly concluded that General Statutes § 54-193a, as amended by Public Acts 2002, No.”
State v. Brundage, 87 A.3d 582 (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 10× “We further rejected the defendant’s claim that this court “should set aside the judgments of conviction and direct the trial court to dismiss the partially untimely charges, rather than remand the cases for a new trial,” holding that “[r]etrial here is not barred by the double…”
Gonzalez v. Comm'r of Corr., 999 A.2d 781 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 5× “involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor except within thirty years from the date the victim attains the age of majority or within five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer or state’s attorney acting in such police officer’s…”
State v. Skakel, 888 A.2d 985 (Conn. 2006). “to 1993) § 54-193a was applicable to the state’s prosecution of the defendant, Martin Crowell, for offenses relating to his alleged sexual molestation of a child when the amendment establishing that seven year limitation period became effective after the commission of the…”
Henderson v. Woolley, 644 A.2d 1303 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “93-340, provides: “Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted for any offense involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor except within two years from the date the victim attains the age of majority or within five…”
State v. Johnson, 26 A.3d 59 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “Indeed, the only change that the legislature made to the dismissal provision in the statute in 1998 was to add the reference to General Statutes § 54-193a, in addition to the reference to § 54-193 that had been added in 1985.”
State v. Menzies, 603 A.2d 419 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 54-193a provides: “Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted for any offense involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or sexual assault of a minor except within two years from the date the victim attains the age of…”
State v. Anthony L., 179 A.3d 1278 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “2 The court gave the following instruction: "[L]adies and gentlemen, I'm going to give what we call a cautionary instruction to you.”
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