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    SECTION 420

    Penalties for failure to report

    Social Services (SOS) CHAPTER 55, ARTICLE 6, TITLE 6

    § 420. Penalties for failure to report. 1. Any person, official or
    institution required by this title to report a case of suspected child
    abuse or maltreatment who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a
    class A misdemeanor.

    2. Any person, official or institution required by this title to
    report a case of suspected child abuse or maltreatment who knowingly and
    willfully fails to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages
    proximately caused by such failure.