Immunity from Liability

(a) Any person who in good faith makes a report under this Article or testifies in any administrative or judicial proceeding related to the report is immune from civil or criminal liability for reporting or testifying. (b) Any officer, agent or employee of the Bureau of Adult Protective Services who performs his or her duties in good faith is not liable for civil or criminal damages as a result of acts or omissions in rendering service or care to an elderly or adult with a disability. (c) For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith referred to in Subsections (a) and (b) shall be presumed. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-054:1 (Jan. 30, 1989). Amended by P.L. 31-278:4 (Dec. 28, 2012).