{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-360.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-360.1","heading":"Immunity for veterinarian reporting animal cruelty.","body":"Any veterinarian licensed in this State who has reasonable cause to believe that an animal has been the subject of animal cruelty in violation of G.S. 14-360 and who makes a report of animal cruelty, or who participates in any investigation or testifies in any judicial proceeding that arises from a report of animal cruelty, shall be immune from civil liability, criminal liability, and liability from professional disciplinary action and shall not be in breach of any veterinarian-patient confidentiality, unless the veterinarian acted in bad faith or with a malicious purpose. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the veterinarian acted in good faith. A failure by a veterinarian to make a report of animal cruelty shall not constitute grounds for disciplinary action under G.S. 90-187.8. (2007-232, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 47. Cruelty to Animals."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-360.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"e6665a0c2400cce9feb99c4ab1b4a232cb4a8933d239fbff36594eb0adeff50e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-360","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-361"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}