Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 4 of chapter 258A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1992 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A claim shall be filed within the statutory period of limitation for the crime upon which it is based; provided, however, that for good cause, the court may either before or after the expiration of said period extend the time for filing such claim; and provided, further, that in no event shall a later entry be allowed after the expiration of three years following the expiration of said statutory period of expiration.