Senate Bill 199 completely removes North Carolina's civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse for two years.
Within this time frame, sexual abuse survivors in North Carolina can sue abusers even if past statute of limitations made them ineligible to sue. The two-year look back window also applies to survivors whose cases expired under old statute of limitations. Senate Bill 199 gives thousands of Catholic priest sexual abuse victims in North Carolina a second chance to file claims against their abusers in the Catholic clergy and seek recovery for the injustices of the past.