Opinion ID: 2633542
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Is there an exception to liability under the ITCA?

Text: Rees next argues that because the ICPA creates a duty to competently investigate claims of child abuse, the ITCA does not shield the Department and Ott from liability. [8] The Department and Ott, on the other hand, argue that as a matter of law Ott exercised ordinary care during her investigation and that since Tegan's injuries arose out of a battery, neither the Department nor Ott can be liable under the ITCA. Idaho Code § 6-904 provides, in pertinent part: A governmental entity and its employees while acting within the course and scope of their employment and without malice or criminal intent shall not be liable for any claim which: 1. Arises out of any act or omission of an employee of the governmental entity exercising ordinary care, in reliance upon or the execution or performance of a statutory or regulatory function, whether or not the statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a governmental entity or employee thereof, whether or not the discretion be abused. . . . 3. Arises out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.