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Maura Healey: “It allows DNA exceptions to statute of limitations that…”

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Governor Healey Hosting Ceremonial Signing for New Laws Protecting Sexual Assault Survivors

Published | Video Starts at 07:23

We want them to be held accountable. That changes today. The language that is signed into law changes that forever. It allows DNA exceptions to statute of limitations that serve the shared interest of justice for all. By eliminating statute of limitations in rape cases where new DNA evidence identifies the offender, we're making sure that the law catches up with both science and common sense. (07:23–07:32)

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Asserts that the new law allows DNA exceptions to the statute of limitations.

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