Si alguien ve que un niño está en peligro y lo reporta, no puede ser demandado o arrestado solo por hacer eso. Esto es para animar a las personas a hablar y ayudar a los niños sin miedo a las consecuencias.
Es como cuando un amigo te dice que alguien está haciendo trampa en un juego. Al contarlo, no deberías sentirte mal ni tener miedo de que el tramposo te castigue, porque estás ayudando a que todos jueguen de manera justa.
Imagina que Ana, una maestra, ve marcas en un niño llamado Luis que le preocupan. Decide reportarlo a las autoridades. Gracias a la ley, Ana no puede ser demandada por sus acciones, ya que actuó de buena fe para proteger a Luis.
23 Pa.C.S. 6318 - Immunity From Liability (a) General rule.--A person, hospital, institution, school, facility, agency or agency employee acting in good faith shall have immunity from civil and criminal liability that might otherwise result from any of the following: (1) Making a report of suspected child abuse or making a referral for general protective services, regardless of whether the report is required to be made under this chapter. (2) Cooperating or consulting with an investigation under this chapter, including providing information to a child fatality or near-fatality review team. (3) Testifying in a proceeding arising out of an instance of suspected child abuse or general protective services. (4) Engaging in any action authorized under section 6314 (relating to photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report), 6315 (relating to taking child into protective custody), 6316 (relating to admission to private and public hospitals) or 6317 (relating to mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths). (b) Departmental and county agency immunity.--An official or employee of the department or county agency who refers a report of suspected child abuse for general protective services to law enforcement authorities or provides services as authorized by this chapter shall have immunity from civil and criminal liability that might otherwise result from the action. (c) Presumption of good faith.--For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceeding, the good faith of a person required to report pursuant to section 6311 (relating to persons required to report suspected child abuse) and of any person required to make a referral to law enforcement officers under this chapter shall be presumed. (Dec. 16, 1994, P.L.1292, No.151, eff. July 1, 1995; Nov
Debes reportarlo a las autoridades competentes. La ley te protege si actúas de buena fe al hacer este reporte.
No, la ley te brinda inmunidad si actúas con buena fe al reportar sospechas de abuso infantil.
Actuar de buena fe significa que crees sinceramente que estás ayudando a un niño en peligro, sin intención de causar daño.
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