{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1451.06","heading":"Immunity from liability.","body":"(a)\nAn 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.\n\n(b)\nIn any civil or criminal proceeding brought under this chapter concerning the surrender of a newborn, good faith shall be presumed unless rebutted.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 14A. Newborn Safe Haven."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1451.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fe69a59cb15e7a7f084b9b16de8330abec8bd4c923495e2976d3bab482b141dc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}