| California | Age 40 (non-perpetrators); no limit (perpetrators) | Code Civ. Proc. § 340.1(a): claims against perpetrators unlimited; § 340.1(b)(1): non-perpetrator claims barred after age 26 unless delayed discovery of injury and causal link established; absolute cutoff age 40 for non-perpetrators | Delayed discovery applies only to establish injury causation; does not extend non-perpetrator claims past age 40. Boy Scouts of Am. Nat'l Found. v. Superior Court, 206 Cal.App.4th 428 (6th Dist. 2012) | No revival window open. Pre-2003 claims against institutional defendants heavily restricted by appellate rulings. |
| New York | Age 55 for childhood sexual abuse claims | CPLR § 213-c (Child Victims Act): civil claims until age 55 regardless of when abuse occurred; Adult Survivors Act one-year window closed November 24, 2023 | Discovery rule may apply for repressed memory cases where connection between abuse and harm was not previously known | ASA window CLOSED. No pending revival legislation confirmed as of March 2026. CVA age-55 limit active for survivors under that age. |
| ⚠Alabama | Revival window: April 3, 2024 – January 31, 2026 | 2024 Act 2024-34: 1-year 10-month revival window specifically for expired claims against Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy estate | — | BSA-specific revival window CLOSES January 31, 2026 — approximately 10 months from current date. Only claims against BSA bankruptcy estate. |
| ⚠Arkansas | Revival window: February 1, 2024 – January 31, 2026 | Act 696 of 2023: 2-year window for expired claims against all defendants including institutions | — | Window CLOSES January 31, 2026 — approximately 10 months from current date. Applies to all expired CSA claims, not BSA-specific. |
| Ohio | Revival window: April 19, 2024 – April 19, 2027 | H.B. 266 (2024): 3-year window for claims against perpetrators, private organizations, and government; age 55 limit for future claims | — | BSA-specific provision included. Window remains open until April 2027. Age 55 limit applies prospectively. |
| ⚠Iowa | Revival window: Effective May 2024 – May 2026 (2-year window) | 2024 Iowa legislation: retroactive waiver of SOL for BSA bankruptcy claimants only; took effect immediately upon signing per Insurance Journal reporting | — | BSA-specific only. Window likely closes May 2026 — verify exact statutory end date. Source indicates legislation 'took effect immediately after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it' in May 2024. |
| Missouri | 2 years (battery); 5 years (negligence) | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 516.120, 516.140. State ex rel. Heart of Am. Council v. McKenzie, SC94942 (Mo. 2016): § 537.046 CSA statute does NOT extend to non-perpetrators; common law SOLs apply to institutional defendants | — | Institutional claims against BSA severely restricted. No revival window enacted as of 2024. BSA-specific legislation failed per source. |
| Utah | Age 53 or 35 years from 18th birthday, whichever longer, for time-barred claims as of July 1, 2016 | Utah Code § 78B-2-308(7): revival provision for claims time-barred as of July 1, 2016; must file within 35 years of 18th birthday or 3 years of May 4, 2022 effective date, whichever longer | Four years from discovery of abuse for non-perpetrator claims if discovery after age 18, § 78B-2-308(3)(b)(ii) | Revival provision applies to claims against individuals only, not entities. Institutional claims against BSA face significant barriers under § 78B-2-308(6). |
