Any person participating in an investigation or the making of a report of child abuse or neglect required by section 28-711 pursuant to or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom or providing information or assistance, including a medical evaluation or consultation in connection with an investigation, a report, or a judicial proceeding pursuant to a report of child abuse or neglect, shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, except for maliciously false statements.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-716
Person participating in an investigation or the making of a report or providing information or assistance; immune from liability; civil or criminal
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Larson ex rel. Larson v. Miller (1996)
Most recently applied in 29 Neb. Ct. App. 1 - In re Interest of B.B. (October 2020)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 155; Laws 1994, LB 1035, § 5; Laws 2005, LB 116, § 7; Laws 2020, LB1148, § 3.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.