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Committee OKs changes to statute of limitations, civil liability

By: Erika Strebel, [email protected]//October 1, 2015//

Committee OKs changes to statute of limitations, civil liability

By: Erika Strebel, [email protected]//October 1, 2015//

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A panel of lawmakers have approved two bills that would change the statute of limitations on claims from motor vehicle accidents and some sexual assaults.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary voted 4-3 Thursday along party lines to recommend AB 223, which would change the statute of limitations on claims involving injuries or damage to property related to motor vehicle insurance policies.

The current time limit on bringing any civil action on a contract or obligation, including an insurance policy, is generally six years. The proposal would require cases related to motor vehicle policies to be brought within three years.

The proposal also decreases the statute of limitations for injuries or wrongful death to two years. The current time limit is three years.

The panel on Thursday also approved a proposal, AB 252, that increases the statute of limitations on second- and third-degree sexual assaults from six years to 10 years. The committee passed the bill 7-0 vote.

The committee also approved AB 308, a bill that would remove civil liability for people who break into hot cars to save children or animals, by a 7-0 vote.

If the committee recommends the bills for passage, a vote on the Assembly floor will follow. The proposals still need the full approval of the Legislature and Gov. Scott Walker to become law.

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