16-1607. REPORTING IN BAD FAITH — CIVIL DAMAGES. Any person who makes a report or allegation of child abuse, abandonment or neglect knowing the same to be false or who reports or alleges the same in bad faith or with malice shall be liable to the party or parties against whom the report was made for the amount of actual damages sustained or statutory damages of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), whichever is greater, plus attorney’s fees and costs of suit. If the court finds that the defendant acted with malice or oppression, the court may award treble actual damages or treble statutory damages, whichever is greater.
History:
[(16-1607) 16-1620A, added 1995, ch. 276, sec. 1, p. 924; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 391, sec. 9, p. 1274; am. 2007, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 385.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 16 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 16 - CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT
Section 16-1602 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 16-1603 - JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS.
Section 16-1604 - RETENTION OF JURISDICTION.
Section 16-1605 - REPORTING OF ABUSE, ABANDONMENT OR NEGLECT.
Section 16-1607 - REPORTING IN BAD FAITH — CIVIL DAMAGES.
Section 16-1608 - EMERGENCY REMOVAL.
Section 16-1609 - EMERGENCY REMOVAL — NOTICE.
Section 16-1612 - SERVICE OF SUMMONS — TRAVEL EXPENSES — NECESSARY WITNESSES.
Section 16-1613 - HEARINGS UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
Section 16-1615 - SHELTER CARE HEARING.
Section 16-1616 - INVESTIGATION.
Section 16-1617 - INVESTIGATION BY MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS.
Section 16-1618 - INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEWS OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
Section 16-1619 - ADJUDICATORY HEARING — CONDUCT OF HEARING — CONSOLIDATION.
Section 16-1619A - PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.
Section 16-1620 - FINDING OF AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES — PERMANENCY PLAN — HEARING.
Section 16-1621 - CASE PLAN HEARING — NO FINDING OF AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES.
Section 16-1622 - REVIEW HEARINGS — STATUS HEARINGS — ANNUAL PERMANENCY HEARINGS.
Section 16-1623 - AMENDED DISPOSITION — REMOVAL DURING PROTECTIVE SUPERVISION.
Section 16-1624 - TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
Section 16-1625 - APPEAL — EFFECT ON CUSTODY.
Section 16-1626 - COURT RECORDS.
Section 16-1627 - AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Section 16-1628 - SUPPORT OF COMMITTED CHILD.
Section 16-1629 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 16-1630 - OTHER DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 16-1631 - AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT TO ACT.
Section 16-1632 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM COORDINATOR — DUTIES — ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 16-1633 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — DUTIES.
Section 16-1634 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — RIGHTS AND POWERS.
Section 16-1635 - IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Section 16-1636 - COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Section 16-1638 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM ACCOUNT — CREATION.
Section 16-1639 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM GRANTS.
Section 16-1640 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Section 16-1641 - CONSTRUCTION.
Section 16-1642 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 16-1643 - SEVERABILITY.
Section 16-1644 - LIMITATIONS ON CAREGIVER LIABILITY.
Section 16-1646 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 16-1647 - CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS — CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATIVE REVIEW PANEL.