{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6312","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 6312","heading":"Persons encouraged to report suspected child abuse.","body":"Any person may make an oral or written report of suspected child abuse, which may be submitted electronically, or cause a report of suspected child abuse to be made to the department, county agency or law enforcement, if that person has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is a victim of child abuse.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VII ABUSE OF FAMILY","CHAPTER 63 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B PROVISIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=63\u0026sctn=12\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"7ae850023c833ae80d867792d90d7ca201bf1489efea25a0277929916deed3e1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6311.1","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}