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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, § 4014: Immunity from liability, 1979

People who act in good faith when reporting or participating in certain child-protection and related investigations are immune from criminal or civil liability; good-faith participants taking phot…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 1979
Dates: Enacted 1979 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 1979 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“People who act in good faith when reporting or participating in certain child-protection and related investigations are immune from criminal or civil liability; good-faith participants taking photographs or x rays are also immune from civil privacy liability.”

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Immunity from liability

People who act in good faith when reporting or participating in certain child-protection and related investigations are immune from criminal or civil liability; good-faith participants taking photographs or x rays are also immune from civil privacy liability.

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1. Reporting and proceedings. A person, including an agent of the department, participating in good faith in reporting under this subchapter or participating in a related child protection investigation or proceeding, including, but not limited to, a multidisciplinary team, out-of-home abuse investigating team or other investigating or treatment team, or a related law enforcement investigation or criminal justice proceeding is immune from any criminal or civil liability for the act of reporting or participating in the investigation or proceeding. Good faith does not include instances when a false report is made and the person knows the report is false. This section may not be construed to bar criminal or civil action regarding perjury or regarding the abuse or neglect that led to a report, investigation or proceeding. [PL 2023, c. 146, §2 (AMD).] 2. Photographs and x rays. A person participating in good faith in taking photographs or x rays under this subchapter is immune from civil liability for invasion of privacy that might otherwise result from these actions. [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] 3. Presumption of good faith. In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of good faith. [PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).]

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