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La. Child. Code art. 546

Immunity from civil or criminal liability

activein force · 2006-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

A. Any person or agency acting in the performance and scope of official public duties in good faith pursuant to this Chapter or pursuant to an interagency agreement who or which discloses any confidential information regarding a child or his family shall have immunity from any liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, that might result by reason of the type of information disclosed.

B. The limitation on liability of Paragraph A of this Article shall not apply if a person or agency acts with gross negligence or in bad faith.

History

Acts 2005, No. 119, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

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2026-09-15
Edition
2026-09-15
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