MS SB2039

Requires the Department of Child Protection Services to remove names from the central registry and purge records if a person was wrongfully convicted or adjudicated of child abuse or neglect.

Mandates that child abuse reports include the name of the person making the report.

Requires disclosure of the reporter's identity to the accused perpetrator if a report is determined to be knowingly false, and requires purging of records related to the alleged perpetrator from both the department and courts.

Creates a civil cause of action for injunctive relief and compensatory damages for any person falsely accused in a child abuse report.

Takes effect July 1, 2024.