Legislative bills, actions on procedural defect in enactment, time limitations, exceptions
If someone thinks a law was passed the wrong way (like the lawmakers didn't follow the right steps), there is a time limit to challenge it in court. That challenge must be filed before the next full regular legislative session ends after the law took effect. If nobody was hurt by the law soon enough to challenge it in time, the first person hurt by it still has to file before the next full session ends after they were hurt. No matter what, nobody can challenge how a law was passed after five years from when that law took effect.
516.500. Legislative s, s on in , time , . — No action alleging a procedural defect in the enactment of a bill into law shall be , had or maintained by any later than the of the next full following the of the bill as law, unless it can be shown that there was no who could have raised the within that time. In the latter circumstance, the complaining party must establish that he or she was the first or in the class of first persons , and that the claim was raised not later than the adjournment of the next full regular legislative session following any person being aggrieved. In no event shall an action alleging a procedural defect in the enactment of a bill into law be allowed later than five years after the bill or the section of the bill which is challenged becomes effective.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1994 S.B. 558) Effective 6-03-94
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