Any person or entity acting pursuant to this chapter in reporting or investigating any report of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an elderly person, or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, shall be immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the report, investigation, or participation, unless the person or entity acted recklessly, in bad faith, or with malicious purpose.
Ala. Code § 13A-6-199
Liability of Persons Reporting or Investigating Violations.
Known as the Protecting Alabama’s Elders Act
The act spans §§ 13A-6-1 to 13A-6-96 (103 sections).
(Act 2013-307, §10; §38-9E-10; renumbered by Act 2014-346, p. 1289, §1(b)(7).)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.