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MS SB2011
Bill
Status
Failed
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
- Establishes civil liability for individuals who knowingly, willfully, and maliciously make false reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect
- Extends liability to persons who maliciously counsel others to make false reports
- Allows subjects of false reports to recover damages, including reasonable attorney fees and costs
- Defines a report as false when no rational argument supports it, lacks credible evidence, a reasonable person could not expect its success, or is completely untenable
- Effective date of July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Child abuse or neglect; provide for civil liability false reports of.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division A1/6/2022
Full Bill Text
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