Specifies that any person who knowingly makes a false report of abuse or neglect to a county department of social services or local law enforcement agency shall be liable for the other party's attorney fees, evaluation costs, costs of supervised visitation, therapy, and any other costs reasonably related to the bad faith allegation. Clarifies that immunity from civil and criminal liability or termination of employment is not given to any person determined to have knowingly violated the prohibition on false reporting or to have knowingly presented false information in an investigation or judicial proceeding.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. Persons required to report child abuse or neglect. THAT such person's behavior was willful, wanton, and malicious. For the 12 purpose of any proceedings, civil or criminal, the good faith of any such 13 person reporting child abuse, any such person taking photographs or X 14 rays, and any such person who has legal authority to place a child in 15 protective custody shall be presumed.