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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 4-1451.06: Immunity from liability.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 4. Public Care Systems.
  2. Chapter 14A. Newborn Safe Haven.

(a)

An Authorized Receiving Facility and the personnel of an Authorized Receiving Facility shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for the good-faith performance of the reporting and placement responsibilities under this chapter, including liability for the failure to file a report that might otherwise be incurred or imposed on a person required to report suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect under § 4-1321.02.

(b)

In any civil or criminal proceeding brought under this chapter concerning the surrender of a newborn, good faith shall be presumed unless rebutted.

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