Any person regulated by the Board who makes a report of suspected animal cruelty or who provides records or information related to a report of suspected cruelty or testifies in any judicial proceeding arising from such report, records, or information shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability or administrative penalty or sanction on account of such report, records, information, or testimony, unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.
2010, c. 574; 2016, c. 100.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 38 - Veterinary Medicine
§ 54.1-3800. Practice of veterinary medicine
§ 54.1-3802. Board of Veterinary Medicine; appointment; officers; etc.
§ 54.1-3804. Specific powers of Board
§ 54.1-3805.2. Continuing education
§ 54.1-3806. Licensed veterinary technicians
§ 54.1-3806.1. Disclosure forms required
§ 54.1-3807. Refusal to grant and to renew; revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations
§ 54.1-3810. Report of conviction or injunction to Board
§ 54.1-3811. Veterinary professionals rendering services without charge exempt from liability
§ 54.1-3812. Release of records