Immunity for Persons Who Report Child Abuse and Neglect - Oregon

Date: January 2023

Immunity for Making Reports

Citation: Rev. Stat. § 419B.025

Anyone participating in good faith in making a report of child abuse and who has reasonable grounds for the making thereof shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making or content of such report.

Additional Provisions of Immunity

Citation: Rev. Stat. § 419B.025

Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participating in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report.

Limitations to Immunity

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.