§ 5-620. Persons reporting child abuse or neglect

   Any person who in good faith makes or participates in making a report of abuse or neglect under § 5-704, § 5-705, or § 5-705.1 of the Family Law Article or participates in an investigation or a resulting judicial proceeding is immune from any civil liability or criminal penalty that would otherwise result from making or participating in a report of abuse or neglect or participating in an investigation or a resulting judicial proceeding.

HISTORY: 1990, ch. 546, § 3; 1997, ch. 14, § 9; 2003, ch. 308.