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Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.025 (2026)

Immunity of person making report in good faith

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      419B.025 Immunity of person making report in good faith. Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report of child abuse and who has reasonable grounds for the making thereof shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making or content of such report. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participating in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report. [1993 c.546 §17]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: E. J. T. v. Jefferson Cnty., 518 P.3d 568 (Or. 2022).
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E. J. T. v. Jefferson Cnty., 518 P.3d 568 (Or. 2022). · cites it 4× “He emphasizes that the child-abuse-reporting statutes also contain an immu- nity provision, ORS 419B.025, and that they provide no mechanism for enforcing the duties that those laws impose on responding law enforcement, see ORS 419B.”
Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 175 P.3d 418 (Or. 2007). · cites it 2× “Other statutes provide individuals with limited immunity for reporting child abuse, ORS 419B.025, and for disclosing information about a former employee to a new employer.”
Nielson v. Legacy Health Sys., 230 F. Supp. 2d 1206 (D. Or. 2001). · cites it 4× “” ORS 419B.025. Additionally, it is apparent from plaintiffs allegations that the defendants had no physical contact with plaintiff.”
Busch v. McInnis Waste Sys., Inc., 468 P.3d 419 (Or. 2020). “Other statutes provide limited immunity for individuals who report suspected child abuse, ORS 419B.025, or who disclose information about a former employee to a new employer, ORS 30.”
Anselmo v. Target Corp., 340 Or. App. 21 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “693(4) and ORS 419B.025, finding that material issues of fact remained.”
State v. Forker, 168 P.3d 279 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). “Although ORS 419B.025 3 furnishes immunity to persons who, in good faith, report child abuse to the authorities, the informant exposed himself to potential liability for making the report if it was made in bad faith.”
Anselmo v. Target Corp., 569 P.3d 995 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “693(4) and ORS 419B.025, finding that material issues of fact remained.”
Blachly v. Portland Police Dep't, 898 P.2d 784 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “020 and ORS 419B.025. Or Laws 1993, ch 546, § 141; Or Laws 1993, ch 546, § 16; Or Laws 1993, ch 622, § 7a; Or Laws 1993, ch 546, § 17.”
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