Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter or who provides information or assistance, including medical evaluations or consultations, in connection with a report, investigation, or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant has the same immunity with respect to participation in any investigation by the department or judicial proceeding resulting from such report.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:31
Immunity From Liability
Known as the Child Protection Act
The act spans §§ 169-C:1 to 169-C:9 (85 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Watterson v. Page (1993)
Most recently applied in Watterson v. Page (February 1993)
Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:175, eff
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.