# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577d: Sec. 52-577d. Limitation of action for damages to person under twenty-one years of age caused by sexual abuse, exploitation or assault

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577d
- **Heading:** Sec. 52-577d. Limitation of action for damages to person under twenty-one years of age caused by sexual abuse, exploitation or assault
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 52 / Chapter 926 / Section 52-577d

## Text

Cited. 214 C. 464. Court concluded that section as amended by expanding period of liability did not create a substantive change in the law that would preclude its retroactive application. 224 C. 483. Cited. 230 C. 472. Actions may be brought no later than 30 years from the date plaintiff personally attained the age of majority. 279 C. 207. Retroactive application of section to revive plaintiff's otherwise time barred claims does not violate defendant's substantive due process rights under Connecticut Constitution; defendant did not have a vested right to a defense under the lapsed statute of limitations. 317 C. 357. Section applicable to actions against the perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors as well as actions against parties whose negligent acts or omissions legally caused the personal injuries suffered by the victims of sexual abuse. 323 C. 303.

Cited. 39 CA 183. Whether plaintiff did or did not repress memories of the sexual abuse is irrelevant, as the section does not mention or require repressed memories, nor does it bar plaintiffs who have not repressed memories of the abuse from relying on it. 178 CA 547.

Cited. 44 CS 527; 45 CS 136.

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