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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1019, 2nd Eng.
Amendment No.
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11 Senator Campbell moved the following substitute for amendment
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18 (10) A person who knowingly and willfully makes a
19 false report of abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child, or
20 a person who counsels another to make a false report may be
21 civilly liable for damages suffered including reasonable
22 attorney fees and costs as a result of the filing of the false
23 report. If the name of the person who filed the false report
24 or counseled another to do so has not been disclosed under
25 subsection (9), the department as custodian of the records may
26 be named as a party in the suit until the court determines
27 upon an in camera inspection of the records and report that
28 there is a reasonable basis for believing that the report was
29 false and that the identity of the reporter may be disclosed
30 for the purpose of proceeding with a lawsuit for civil damages
31 resulting from the filing of the false report. The alleged
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1019, 2nd Eng.
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