Acknowledging that the state’s Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act does not specify a time limit for filing an action seeking a protection order and noting that no Pennsylvania court has yet addressed the issue, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that the six-year catchall statute of limitations applies.

In a precedential Jan. 30 opinion K.N.B. v. M.D., a unanimous three-judge panel of the appellate court upheld a protection order issued under the PVSVIA by a Clarion County Court of Common Pleas judge.

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