Section 801.1 Of Chapter 2. Time Of Commencing Criminal Actions From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
801.1
. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time
described in this chapter, prosecution for a felony offense described
in Section 261, 286, 288, 288.5, 288a, or 289, or Section 289.5, as
enacted by Chapter 293 of the Statutes of 1991 relating to
penetration by an unknown object, that is alleged to have been
committed when the victim was under 18 years of age, may be commenced
any time prior to the victim's 40th birthday.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to crimes that were committed
on or after January 1, 2015, or for which the statute of limitations
that was in effect prior to January 1, 2015, has not run as of
January 1, 2015.
(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this
chapter, if subdivision (a) does not apply, prosecution for a felony
offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 290 shall be
commenced within 10 years after commission of the offense.