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22 § 4012. Reporting procedures1. Immediate report. Reports regarding abuse or neglect shall be made immediately by telephone to the department and shall be followed by a written report within 48 hours if requested by the department. [ 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW) 2. Information required. The reports shall include the following information if within the knowledge of the person reporting: A. The name and address of the child and the persons responsible for his care or custody; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] B. The child's age and sex; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] C. The nature and extent of abuse or neglect, including a description of injuries and any explanation given for them; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] D. A description of sexual abuse or exploitation; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] E. Family composition and evidence of prior abuse or neglect of the child or his siblings; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] F. The source of the report, the person making the report, his occupation and where he can be contacted; [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] G. The actions taken by the reporting source, including a description of photographs or x rays t aken; and [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] H. Any other information that the person making the report believes may be helpful. [1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW).] 22 § 4014. Immunity from liability1. Reporting and proceedings. A person, including an agent of the department, participating in good faith in reporting under this subchapter or participating in a related child protection investigation or proceeding, including, but not limited to, a multidisciplinary team, out-of-home abuse investigating team or other investigating or treatment team, is immune from any criminal or civil liability for the act of reporting or participating in the investigation or proceeding. Good faith does not include instances when a false report is made and the person knows the report is false. Nothing in this section may be construed to bar criminal or civil action regarding perjury or regarding the abuse or neglect which led to a report, investigation or proceeding. [ 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §89 (AMD) .] 2. Photographs and x rays. A person participating in good faith in taking photographs or x rays under this subchapter is immune from civil liability for invasion of privacy that might otherwise result from these actions. [ 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW) .] 3. Presumption of good faith. In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of good faith. [ 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW) .] Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION Subchapter 1: REGISTRATION Article 2: CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION 29 § 456-G. Support Animal Welfare registration plate 1. Support Animal Welfare plates. The Secretary of State, upon receiving an application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, the annual motor vehicle registration fee required by section 501 and the contribution provided for in subsection 2, shall issue a registration certificate and a set of Support Animal Welfare special registration plates to be used in lieu of regular registration plates. 2. Contribution; credit to funds. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution for Support Animal Welfare special registration plates is $20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: A. Five dollars to the animal welfare auxiliary fund pursuant to Title 7, section 3906-B, subsection 16; B. Five dollars to the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund established in Title 7, section 3910-B; C. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; D. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. 3. Design; review; vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with private businesses and nonprofit organizations concerned with animal welfare, shall determine a design for the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters shall review the final design prior to manufacture of the plates. The Secretary of State shall issue upon request Support Animal Welfare special registration plates that are also vanity plates. Support Animal Welfare special registration plates are issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 453. 4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law, the annual renewal contribution for Support Animal Welfare special registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: A. Five dollars to the animal welfare auxiliary fund pursuant to Title 7, section 3906-B, subsection 16; B. Five dollars to the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund established in Title 7, section 3910-B; C. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; D. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. 5. Payment for costs associated with the production and issuance of the first 2,000 plates. The sponsor of the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates shall provide $50,000 to the Secretary of State for costs associated with the production and issuance of plates. The Secretary of State shall deposit these funds in the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. In accordance with section 468, subsection 3-A, the Secretary of State shall provide 2,000 credit receipts to the sponsor to provide to each supporter who contributed $25. A credit receipt may be used only to obtain one set of Support Animal Welfare special registration plates. 6. Transfer of fees. On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of State shall transfer the revenue from the issuance and renewal of the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates to the Treasurer of State for deposit and crediting pursuant to subsections 2 and 4. 7. Duplicate plates. The Secretary of State shall issue a Support Animal Welfare special registration plate in a unique 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence. Vanity plates may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate. 8. Weight limit. Support Animal Welfare special registration plates may be issued for a motor vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds. A motor vehicle that exceeds 6,000 pounds is subject to the fees in section 504. 9. Date of first issue. The Secretary of State shall issue the first Support Animal Welfare special registration plate no later than October 1, 2009.
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