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Chapter 7B Juvenile Code.
Article 3 - Screening of Abuse and Neglect Complaints.
7B-309. Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.
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NC Gen Stat § 7B-309
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7B‑309. Immunity of persons reporting and cooperating in an assessment.
Anyone who makes a report pursuant to this Article, cooperates with the county department of social services in a protective services assessment, testifies in any judicial proceeding resulting from a protective services report or assessment, or otherwise participates in the program authorized by this Article, is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for that action provided that the person was acting in good faith. In any proceeding involving liability, good faith is presumed. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, s. 469, s. 8; 1993, c. 516, s. 9; 1998‑202, s. 6; 1999‑456, s. 60; 2005‑55, s. 9.)
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