California Government Code

§ 945.9

GOV § 945.9 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3.6 · Title 1 · Part 4 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)A claim arising out of an alleged sexual assault by a law enforcement officer if the alleged assault occurred while the officer was employed by a law enforcement agency is exempted from all state and local government claim presentation requirements.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, the time for commencement of a claim seeking to recover damages arising out of an alleged sexual assault by a law enforcement officer, if the alleged sexual assault occurred on or after the plaintiff’s 18th birthday and while the officer was employed by a law enforcement agency, shall be the later of either of the following dates:

(1)Within 10 years after the date of judgment against a law enforcement officer in a criminal case for a crime of sexual assault or a judgment against a law enforcement officer for a different crime if a crime of sexual assault was alleged and the crime for which there was a judgment against a law enforcement officer arose out of the same set of operative facts as the allegation of sexual assault in the present claim.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 595, Sec. 1. (AB 1455) Effective January 1, 2022.