§ 50-25.1-09 — Immunity from liability

North Dakota § 50-25.1-09

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-25.1: Child Abuse and Neglect

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Any person, other than the alleged violator, participating in good faith in the making of a
report, assisting in an investigation, assisting or furnishing information in a child protection
assessment, assisting or furnishing information in an alternative response assessment,
assisting or furnishing information in a family services assessment, or in providing protective
services under this chapter or who is a member of the child fatality review panel, is immune
from any liability, civil or criminal, except for criminal liability as provided by section 50-25.1-13,
that otherwise might result from reporting the alleged case of abuse, neglect, or death resulting
from child abuse or neglect. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith
of any person required to report cases of child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse or
neglect must be presumed.