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Committee approves extending statute of limitations for misconduct in office
Summary
The committee voted to pass SB 2830 with clarifying amendments to allow prosecution for misconduct in office during a public servant's term and up to 10 years after; members asked whether the definition of "public servant" would change and were told it would remain.
The Chair presented SB 2830, saying the bill "extends the statute of limitations for offenses based on misconduct in office by public service to allow prosecution anytime during the defendant's period of public service and up to 10 years thereafter." The committee's recommendation was to pass the measure with clarifying amendments, including a tightened definition of "misconduct in office."
A committee member asked whether the attorney general's earlier concern about the definition of "public servant" would be addressed. The Chair responded that they planned to leave that definition as-is while tightening the misconduct definition. The committee then moved and the Chair announced the measure adopted with the committee's recommended amendments.
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