53A-11-803 - Investigation of complaint -- Confidentiality -- Immunity. - Utah Statutes

53A-11-803. Investigation of complaint -- Confidentiality -- Immunity.
(1) (a) The reporting and investigation requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Part 4,Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements, apply to complaints on corporal punishment.
(b) If a violation is confirmed, school authorities shall take prompt and appropriate action,including in-service training and other administrative action, to ensure against a repetition of theviolation.
(2) Reports made on violations of this part are subject to the same requirements ofconfidentiality as provided under Section 62A-4a-412.
(3) Any school or individual who in good faith makes a report or cooperates in aninvestigation by a school or authorized public agency concerning a violation of this part isimmune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result by reason of those actions.

Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session