Qualified immunity for person reporting alleged abuse

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2. District of Columbia Code
3. Human Health Care and Safety
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5. Qualified immunity for person reporting alleged abuse

Any person who reports an alleged case of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation pursuant to § 7-1903 shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for so reporting if he, she, or it has acted in good faith.

(Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-156, § 9, 32 DCR 13; Mar. 8, 2006, D.C. Law 16-67, § 2(h), 53 DCR 40.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-2508.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-67 substituted “neglect, self-neglect,” for “neglect,”.

Editor's Notes

Delayed application of Law 5-156: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-1901.

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