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§ 1-2-104. Immunity from civil and criminal liability--Presumption

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10A. Children and Juvenile Code

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 10a. Children and Juvenile Code
Article 1. Oklahoma Children's Code
Chapter 2. Reporting and Investigations
10A Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2-104
§ 1-2-104. Immunity from civil and criminal liability--Presumption
Currentness
A. Any person who, in good faith and exercising due care, reports suspected child abuse or neglect, or who allows access to a child by persons authorized to investigate a report concerning the child shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report.
B. For purposes of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person in making a report pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-2-101 of this title shall be presumed.
C. A child advocacy center that is accredited by the National Children's Alliance, and the employees thereof, who are acting in good faith and exercising due care shall have immunity from civil liability that may be incurred or imposed through participation in the investigation process and any judicial proceeding resulting from the investigation process.

Credits

Laws 1965, c. 43, § 3, emerg. eff. March 18, 1965; Laws 1977, c. 172, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1984, c. 85, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1989, c. 67, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1989. Renumbered from Title 21, § 847 and amended by Laws 1995, c. 353, §§ 5, 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Laws 2000, c. 293, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 184, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 2005. Renumbered from Title 10, § 7105 and amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, §§ 81, 215, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2-104, OK ST T. 10A § 1-2-104
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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