§20505 Limitation on Liability

Summary

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and its officers, employees, or agents cannot be sued for money damages for false statements or other acts that hurt someone's reputation when those actions happen as part of a clearinghouse, hotline, or complaint intake/forwarding program, or as part of activity that is wholly or partly funded by the United States and done with or at the direction of a Federal law enforcement agency. That protection does not apply if the person suing proves the Center or its staff acted with actual malice, or if they gave information or acted for a purpose not related to an activity required by Federal law. Preventing or finding crime and keeping missing or exploited children safe, recovered, or protected are automatically treated as activities required by Federal law.