The Ex Post Facto provision is an interesting example of how the Virginia Supreme Court has chosen to define a provision in the Virginia Constitution that is identical to a provision in the Federal Constitution in a way different than the U.S. Supreme Court interprets the Federal Constitution. By this I mean that the Virginia Constitution is interpreted to prohibited ex post facto extension of civil liability. Thus in law where congress can create hundreds of billions of dollars in retroactive liability (see CERCLA) with the passage of a law. Virginia could not revive dead molestation actions by act of the general assembly. (they got a special constitutional amendment passed on this issue though). Thus you are in good company in having though ex post facto would cover civil liability as well as criminal. T. Gregory Evans To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html