MS SB2033

Requires the Department of Child Protection Services to remove names from the state central registry if a person was wrongfully convicted or adjudicated, and purge all references to that person's identity from records.

Mandates that child abuse reports include the name of the reporter when received by the Department of Child Protection Services.

Requires disclosure of the reporter's identity to the alleged perpetrator if a report is determined to be knowingly false, and directs the department to purge records of any reference to the falsely accused person's identity.

Requires courts to strike false reports from their records and purge all references to the identity of the alleged perpetrator.

Creates a civil cause of action for injunctive relief and compensatory damages for any person who was falsely accused in a knowingly false report, effective January 1, 2018 and thereafter.

Takes effect July 1, 2024.