Any person, firm, corporation, or official, including members of a multidisciplinary child protection team, quality assurance team, child death review team, or other authorized case review team or panel, by whatever designation, participating in the making of a good faith report in an investigation or case review authorized under this chapter or other law or department practice or in the removal of a child pursuant to this chapter, or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, shall, in so doing, be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Ala. Code § 26-14-9
Immunity from Liability for Actions Under Chapter.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case A.D. ex rel. McGhee v. Alabama Department of Human Resources (2014)
Most recently applied in A.D. ex rel. McGhee v. Alabama Department of Human Resources (January 2014)
(Acts 1965, No. 563, p. 1049, §3; Acts 1975, No. 1124, p. 2213, §1; Act 98-371, p. 673, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.