§ 214-j.Certain sexual offense actions.

Article 2. Limitations of Time · Last amended 2022 · Last verified July 21, 2026

In one sentenceCPLR 214-j revived previously time-barred civil claims for sexual offenses and incest committed against adults, opening a fixed window running from six months to one year and six months after the section's 2022 effective date.

Full Text of CPLR 214-j

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Notwithstanding any provision of law which imposes a period of limitation to the contrary and the provisions of any other law pertaining to the filing of a notice of claim or a notice of intention to file a claim as a condition precedent to commencement of an action or special proceeding, every civil claim or cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or negligent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would constitute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or older, or incest as defined in section 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or older, which is barred as of the effective date of this section because the applicable period of limitation has expired, and/or the plaintiff previously failed to file a notice of claim or a notice of intention to file a claim, is hereby revived, and action thereon may be commenced not earlier than six months after, and not later than one year and six months after the effective date of this section. In any such claim or action, dismissal of a previous action, ordered before the effective date of this section, on grounds that such previous action was time barred, and/or for failure of a party to file a notice of claim or a notice of intention to file a claim, shall not be grounds for dismissal of a revival action pursuant to this section.

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Plain-English Summary

CPLR 214-j is the revival provision behind what's commonly called the Adult Survivors Act, the adult counterpart to CPLR 214-g's Child Victims Act revival window. It covers conduct that would constitute a sexual offense under Penal Law Article 130, or specified incest offenses, committed against a person who was eighteen years of age or older at the time.

Its mechanics mirror 214-g's. Revival applies notwithstanding any expired limitations period and notwithstanding any earlier failure to file a notice of claim, and an earlier dismissal of the same claim as time-barred or for lack of a notice of claim isn't grounds to dismiss the revived action. The window itself opened six months after the section's effective date and ran for a year after that before closing.

CPLR 214-j works alongside CPLR 213-c, which sets an ongoing twenty-year window for sexual offense victims of any age without needing a revival mechanism, and CPLR 214-g, the earlier revival statute for claims arising from abuse suffered as a child. Together, the three sections form New York's layered response to survivors of sexual violence facing expired deadlines at different points in their lives.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPLR 214-j?

It's the Adult Survivors Act's revival provision, reviving previously time-barred civil claims for sexual offenses and incest committed against adults, for a defined window.

Is the Adult Survivors Act window under CPLR 214-j still open?

No. It ran from six months to one year and six months after the section's May 24, 2022 effective date, and has since closed.

Who does CPLR 214-j cover?

A person who suffered injury from conduct constituting a sexual offense under Penal Law Article 130, or a specified incest offense, committed against them when they were eighteen or older.

Do I need to have filed a timely notice of claim to use CPLR 214-j?

No. The revival applies even where a notice of claim was never filed or was filed too late.

How is CPLR 214-j different from CPLR 213-c?

CPLR 213-c is an ongoing twenty-year window for these claims generally; CPLR 214-j was a one-time revival window for adult-survivor claims that were already time-barred by the time it took effect.

Amendment History

L 2022, ch 203, § 1, effective May 24, 2022.

Source & verification. Provision text, History, and Advisory Committee Notes are reproduced verbatim from the Consolidated Laws of New York. Last verified July 21, 2026. · Official source

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