Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-850

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Veterinarian: means an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state. See Kansas Statutes 47-846

No person or entity which, in good faith, reports or provides information or investigates any veterinarian as authorized by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-847 or 47-848, and amendments thereto, shall be liable in a civil action for damages or other relief arising from the reporting, providing of information or investigation except upon clear and convincing evidence that the report or information was completely false, or that the investigation was based on false information, and that the falsity was actually known to the person making the report, providing the information or conducting the investigation at the time thereof.