2017 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 11 - Students in Public Schools
Part 8 - Physical Restraint Guidelines
Section 803 - Investigation of complaint -- Confidentiality -- Immunity.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 53A-11-803 (2017)
53A-11-803. Investigation of complaint -- Confidentiality -- Immunity.
  • (1)
    • (a) The reporting and investigation requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Part 4, Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements, apply to complaints on corporal punishment.
    • (b) If a violation is confirmed, school authorities shall take prompt and appropriate action, including in-service training and other administrative action, to ensure against a repetition of the violation.
  • (2) Reports made on violations of this part are subject to the same requirements of confidentiality as provided under Section 62A-4a-412.
  • (3) Any school or individual who in good faith makes a report or cooperates in an investigation by a school or authorized public agency concerning a violation of this part is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result by reason of those actions.


Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session
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