Knesset passes final law extending statute of limitations for sex offenses against minors to age 48

The Knesset passed the law in its final readings, extending the statute of limitations for sex offenses committed against minors until the victim turns 48 (or 49 in familial incest cases). The bill was advanced with cross-party support, including MKs from the coalition and opposition.

Earlier tonight, the Knesset plenum gave final approval to the Law Extending the Statute of Limitations for Sex Offenses Against Minors, raising the deadline for filing a claim to age 48 (and to 49 for incest crimes within the family). The bill passed with broad cross-party support, co-sponsored by MKs Eliyahu Revivo (Likud), Efrat Rayten (The Democrats, one of the original initiators), Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash), and Sharon Nir (Yesh Atid), among others.

As The Zioneer reported on June 28, the legislation had already cleared the Knesset joint committee and advanced to second and third readings. The final vote tonight cements a significant expansion of survivors' legal recourse: previously, victims of sex offenses had until age 28 to file a civil claim; the new law extends that window substantially, reflecting a legislative trend in Israel to better accommodate the long-term trauma and delayed reporting common in these cases.

The initiative garnered rare consensus between coalition and opposition lawmakers, with MK Rayten saying during an earlier committee session that 'the goal must be just, but so must the path.' The law is expected to take effect upon publication in the official gazette.

2 developments

1. 1 hour ago · 00:40 · 30 JunLatest

   Law extends limitations to age 48, or 49 in incest cases.

2. 22:37 · 29 Jun

   Knesset passes law extending statute of limitations for sex offenses against minors

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