SRC-JBJ, JEC S.B. 128 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 128
77R1315 GWK-DBy: Shapiro
Criminal Justice
1/1/23/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current Texas law, the statute of limitations for prosecution of
sexual assault is five years from the date of the offense, unless committed
against a minor, in which case it is ten years past the minor's 18th
birthday.  As proposed, S.B. 128 extends the statute of limitations on
sexual assault cases to 10 years. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, to provide
that in the case of a sexual assault, except as provided by Subdivision (5)
or as provided in Article 12.03, a felony indictment is authorized to be
presented within the limit of ten years from the date of the commission of
the offense, and not afterward.  Makes conforming and nonsubstantive
changes. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2001.
          Makes application of this Act prospective.