Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-27-6. Immunity from liability
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Any person who, in good faith, makes an oral or written report pursuant to § 40.1-27-2, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of the acts described in § 40.1-27-1, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred as a result of having made the report. No program shall discharge, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any person who, in good faith, makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding about the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of participants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 144.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-27-6
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Testify: Answer questions in court.