Except as provided by Article 571, 572, or any other provision of law that establishes a longer period of limitation, the time within which to institute prosecution of the perpetration or attempted perpetration of, conspiracy to commit, or commission of any sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 that involves a victim under eighteen years of age shall be thirty years. This thirty-year period begins to run when the victim attains the age of eighteen.
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