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Alaska has no time limitation for bringing suits
for injuries
arising out of felony sexual abuse of a minor, felony sexual assault or
unlawful exploitation of a minor:
Sec. 09.10.065. Commencement of actions for acts
constituting sexual offenses.
 (a) A
person may bring an action at any time for conduct that would have, at
the time the conduct occurred, violated provisions of any of the
following offenses:
(1) felony
sexual abuse of a minor;
(2) felony sexual assault; or
(3)
unlawful exploitation of a minor.
(b) Unless
the action is commenced within three years of the accrual of the claim
for relief, a person may not bring an action for conduct that would
have, at the time the conduct occurred, violated the provisions of any
of the following offenses:
(1)
misdemeanor sexual abuse of a minor;
(2)
misdemeanor sexual assault;
(3) incest;
or
(4) felony
indecent exposure.
Under
Chapter 41, first, second and third degree sexual assault or child
abuse are classified as felonies.
In addition, Alaska has a delayed discovery/realization statute. For acts of non-felonious
sexual abuse, a victim may bring suit within 3 years of majority or 3
years of discovery (specific statutory requirements for discovery)
pursuant to Alaska's minority and disability tolling (suspension)
statute,
AS §
09.10.140. Discovery is defined as when "the plaintiff discovered or through use of
reasonable diligence should have discovered that the act caused the injury or condition."
Resources:
Revised
09/04/2007. Copyright Susan
K. Smith. All rights reserved.
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