N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 214-j: Certain sexual offense actions

§ 214-j. Certain sexual offense actions. Notwithstanding any provision

of law which imposes a period of limitation to the contrary and the

provisions of any other law pertaining to the filing of a notice of

claim or a notice of intention to file a claim as a condition precedent

to commencement of an action or special proceeding, every civil claim or

cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or

negligent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or

other injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would

constitute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of

the penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of

age or older, or incest as defined in section 255.26 or 255.27 of the

penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or

older, which is barred as of the effective date of this section because

the applicable period of limitation has expired, and/or the plaintiff

previously failed to file a notice of claim or a notice of intention to

file a claim, is hereby revived, and action thereon may be commenced not

earlier than six months after, and not later than one year and six

months after the effective date of this section. In any such claim or

action, dismissal of a previous action, ordered before the effective

date of this section, on grounds that such previous action was time

barred, and/or for failure of a party to file a notice of claim or a

notice of intention to file a claim, shall not be grounds for dismissal

of a revival action pursuant to this section.