AUGUSTA – A Maine senator wants to expand the window in which the family of a homicide victim can file a civil lawsuit.
Maine law says families have two years from the date of the victim’s death to bring a civil action.
Saco Democrat Linda Valentino’s bill would give families six years from the time the family becomes aware there may be cause for a civil action.
Valentino says the rule change would give families more time for evidence to be gathered. She says the family of a homicide victim whose case goes unsolved for years might not know who to file a lawsuit against within two years.
The state’s Judiciary Committee has approved the bill. It will move on to the state Senate.
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