(a) An organization which sponsors or conducts an anonymous
witness program, and its employees and agents, shall not be liable in
a civil action for damages resulting from its receipt of information
regarding possible criminal activity or from dissemination of that
information to a law enforcement agency.
   (b) The immunity provided by this section shall apply to any civil
action for damages, including, but not limited to, a defamation
action or an action for damages resulting from retaliation against a
person who provided information.
   (c) The immunity provided by this section shall not apply in any
of the following instances:
   (1) The information was disseminated with actual knowledge that it
was false.
   (2) The name of the provider of the information was disseminated
without that person's authorization and the dissemination was not
required by law.
   (3) The name of the provider of information was obtained and the
provider was not informed by the organization that the disclosure of
his or her name may be required by law.
   (d) As used in this section, an "anonymous witness program" means
a program whereby information relating to alleged criminal activity
is received from persons, whose names are not released without their
authorization unless required by law, and disseminated to law
enforcement agencies.

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