§ 5-702. Legislative policy

   The purpose of this subtitle is to protect children who have been the subject of abuse or neglect by:

   (1) mandating the reporting of any suspected abuse or neglect;

   (2) giving immunity to any individual who reports, in good faith, a suspected incident of abuse or neglect;

   (3) requiring prompt investigation of each reported suspected incident of abuse or neglect;

   (4) causing immediate, cooperative efforts by the responsible agencies on behalf of children who have been the subject of reports of abuse or neglect; and

   (5) requiring each local department to give the appropriate service in the best interest of the abused or neglected child.

HISTORY: 1987, ch. 635, § 2; 2012, chs. 342, 343.