Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16513 · Chapter 5. State Child Welfare Services
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16513
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended (as renumbered by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 842, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2005.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16513.
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