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  2. Rape laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rape in the First Degree S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-1(1) Life or any term not less than 15 years Rape in the Second Degree S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-1(2) Up to 50 years Rape in the Third Degree S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-1(3) & (4) Up to 25 years Rape in the Fourth Degree S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-1(5) Up to 15 years

  3. Statute of limitations - Wikipedia

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    Common law legal systems can include a statute specifying the length of time within which a claimant or prosecutor must file a case. In some jurisdictions (e.g., California), [2] a case cannot begin after the period specified, and courts have no jurisdiction over cases filed after the statute of limitations has expired.

  4. Stogner v. California - Wikipedia

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    Stogner v. California, 539 U.S. 607 (2003), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that California's retroactive extension of the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors was an unconstitutional ex post facto law. [2]

  5. Kansas ended statutes of limitation for child sex crimes, but ...

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    The deciding factor in dismissing the charges wasn't the 2013 law that abolished statutes of limitations for rape and aggravated sexual assault, but the 1998 statutes of limitation. The 1998 ...

  6. 'Significant progress:' Efforts continue to eliminate ... - AOL

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    About half the states have eliminated statutes of limitations for rapes and pending legislation would make Ohio the next. 'Significant progress:' Efforts continue to eliminate statutes of ...

  7. It's Time to End Statute of Limitations Laws for Child Sex ...

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    I n 2019, New York passed the Child Victims Act, a law that changed the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse, extending the civil limit age from 23 to 55. For victims who ...

  8. Laws regarding rape - Wikipedia

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    "rape under section 4 [of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 as amended]," for anal or oral penetration by penis, or vaginal penetration by inanimate object The offences have the same penalty, of life imprisonment , and the same provisions regarding conduct of trials, [ 46 ] except that rape under section 4 is an alternative verdict ...

  9. Child sexual abuse laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kansas v. Hendricks that a predatory sex offender can be civilly committed upon release from prison. [5] The Supreme Court ruled in Stogner v.. California that California's ex post facto law, a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors, is unconstitution