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Section 12-18-401 - Generally

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(a) A person may immediately notify the Child Abuse Hotline if he or she: (1) Has reasonable cause to suspect that: (A) Child maltreatment has occurred; or(B) A child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or(2) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment.(b) A person who in good faith notifies the hotline in accordance with subsection (a) of this section is immune from civil and criminal liability.Amended by Act 2019, No. 970,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.