[§350-1.3]  Any person may report.  Any
person, not otherwise required to report pursuant to section 350-1.1, who
becomes aware of facts or circumstances which cause that person to have reason
to believe that child abuse or neglect has occurred or that there exists a
substantial risk that child abuse or neglect may occur in the reasonably
foreseeable future, may immediately report the matter orally to the department
or to the police department. [L 1987, c 204, §1]