{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-419","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Social Services Law § 419","heading":"Immunity from liability","body":"§ 419. Immunity from liability.  Any person, official, or institution\nparticipating in good faith in the providing of a service pursuant to\nsection four hundred twenty-four of this title, the making of a report,\nthe taking of photographs, the removal or keeping of a child pursuant to\nthis title, or the disclosure of child protective services information\nin compliance with sections twenty, four hundred twenty-two and four\nhundred twenty-two-a of this chapter shall have immunity from any\nliability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise result by reason of\nsuch actions. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the\ngood faith of any such person, official, or institution required to\nreport cases of child abuse or maltreatment or providing a service\npursuant to section four hundred twenty-four or the disclosure of child\nprotective services information in compliance with sections twenty, four\nhundred twenty-two and four hundred twenty-two-a of this chapter shall\nbe presumed, provided such person, official or institution was acting in\ndischarge of their duties and within the scope of their employment, and\nthat such liability did not result from the willful misconduct or gross\nnegligence of such person, official or institution.","path":["Social Services Law","Article 6. Children","Title 6. Child Protective Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SOS/419","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"095b8ccae174647e7ed5e1a1c58d92836ab673065f2253b8c0ae47edd8f703a9","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-418","next":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}