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IC 31-33-6
Chapter 6. Immunity of Persons Who Report Child Abuse or
Neglect
IC 31-33-6-1
Immunity from civil or criminal liability
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a person,
other than a person accused of child abuse or neglect, who:
(1) makes or causes to be made a report of a child who may be
a victim of child abuse or neglect;
(2) is a health care provider and detains a child for purposes of
causing photographs, x-rays, or a physical medical examination
to be made under IC 31-33-10;
(3) makes any other report of a child who may be a victim of
child abuse and neglect; or
(4) participates in any judicial proceeding or other proceeding:
(A) resulting from a report that a child may be a victim of
child abuse or neglect; or
(B) relating to the subject matter of the report;
is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be
imposed because of such actions.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.
IC 31-33-6-2
Exception for malice or bad faith
Sec. 2. Immunity does not attach for a person who has acted
maliciously or in bad faith.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.
IC 31-33-6-3
Presumption of good faith
Sec. 3. A person making a report that a child may be a victim of
child abuse or neglect or assisting in any requirement of this article
is presumed to have acted in good faith.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.
