(210 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4168)
Sec. 8. Any person, institution or agency, participating in good faith in the making of a report, or in the investigation of such a report or in the taking of photographs or x-rays under this Act shall have immunity from liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, that might result by reason of such actions.
For the purpose of any proceedings, civil or criminal, the good faith of any persons required to report, or permitted to report, cases of resident abuse or neglect under this Act, shall be presumed.
(Source: P.A. 82-120.)
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