N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213-C

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 213-C Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexualoffenses § 213-c. Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexualoffenses. Notwithstanding any other limitation set forth in thisarticle, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section two hundredeight of this article, all civil claims or causes of action brought byany person for physical, psychological or other injury or conditionsuffered by such person as a result of conduct which would constituterape in the first degree as defined in section 130.35 of the penal law,or rape in the second degree as defined in subdivision four, five or sixof section 130.30 of the penal law, or rape in the second degree asdefined in former subdivision two of section 130.30 of the penal law, orrape in the third degree as defined in subdivision one, two, three,seven, eight or nine of section 130.25 of the penal law, or a crimeformerly defined in section 130.50 of the penal law, or a crime formerlydefined in subdivision two of section 130.45 of the penal law, or acrime formerly defined in subdivision one or three of section 130.40 ofthe penal law, or incest in the first degree as defined in section255.27 of the penal law, or incest in the second degree as defined insection 255.26 of the penal law (where the crime committed is rape inthe second degree as defined in subdivision four, five or six of section130.30 of the penal law, or rape in the second degree as formerlydefined in subdivision two of section 130.30 of the penal law, or acrime formerly defined in subdivision two of section 130.45 of the penallaw), or aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree as defined insection 130.70 of the penal law, or course of sexual conduct against achild in the first degree as defined in section 130.75 of the penal lawmay be sexual abuse in the first degree as defined insection 130.70 of the penal law, or course of sexual conduct against achild in the first degree as defined in section 130.75 of the penal lawmay be brought against any party whose intentional or negligent acts oromissions are alleged to have resulted in the commission of the saidconduct, within twenty years. Nothing in this section shall be construedto require that a criminal charge be brought or a criminal conviction beobtained as a condition of bringing a civil cause of action or receivinga civil judgment pursuant to this section or be construed to requirethat any of the rules governing a criminal proceeding be applicable toany such civil action.