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MS SB2093
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
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A person who knowingly, willfully and maliciously makes a false report of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect may be civilly liable for damages suffered by the subject of the report.
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Civil liability includes reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred as a result of the false report.
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A person who counsels another to make a false report with malice may also be held civilly liable.
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A report is considered false if no rational argument supports it, it is unsupported by credible evidence, a reasonable person could not expect its success, or it is completely untenable.
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The act takes effect July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Child abuse or neglect; provide for civil liability false reports of.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2023