2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 72 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Sections 5601 - 5792a)
Subchapter VI - Public Outreach (Sections 5791 - 5792a)
Part A - Amber Alert (Sections 5791 - 5791d)
Sec. 5791d - Limitation on liability
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 72 - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION SUBCHAPTER VI - PUBLIC OUTREACH Part A - AMBER Alert Sec. 5791d - Limitation on liability |
Contains | section 5791d |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 108-21, title III, §305, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 664. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 117 Stat. 664 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 108-21 |
Download PDF
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, including any of its officers, employees, or agents, shall not be liable for damages in any civil action for defamation, libel, slander, or harm to reputation arising out of any action or communication by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its officers, employees, or agents, in connection with any clearinghouse, hotline or complaint intake or forwarding program or in connection with activity that is wholly or partially funded by the United States and undertaken in cooperation with, or at the direction of a Federal law enforcement agency.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) of this section does not apply in any action in which the plaintiff proves that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its officers, employees, or agents acted with actual malice, or provided information or took action for a purpose unrelated to an activity mandated by Federal law. For purposes of this subsection, the prevention, or detection of crime, and the safety, recovery, or protection of missing or exploited children shall be deemed, per se, to be an activity mandated by Federal law.
(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, §305, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 664.)
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, also known as the PROTECT Act, and not as part of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.