General Conference Coverage: The postponed 2020 General Conference will be held April 23–May 3.

Statute of Limitations

¶ 2702.4 in UMC BOD

Statute of Limitations—No judicial complaint or charge shall be considered for any alleged occurrence that shall not have been committed within six years immediately preceding the filing of the original complaint, except in the case of sexual or child abuse and in the case of immorality or crime, when the alleged occurrence(s) include allegations of sexual abuse or child abuse, there shall be no limitation (¶2704.1a).** Time spent on leave of absence shall not be considered as part of the six years. (**This offense was first listed as a separate chargeable offense in the 1996 Book of Discipline effective April 27, 1996. See Judicial Council Decision 691)

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