5.07.050 Confidentiality of Reporter; Immunity from Legal Liability

Any person, other than the alleged perpetrator, acting in good faith in the making of a report of child abuse or neglect, or in providing protective services under this Code, is held immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result. For the purposes of this section, the good faith of any person mandated to report cases of child abuse or neglect shall be presumed. Any information regarding the source of the child abuse or neglect report shall be kept confidential and identity of the reporter shall not be disclosed.

An individual who willfully makes a false report or provides information they know or should have known to be false is liable in a civil action for treble damages including exemplary damages.