Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a person, other than a person accused of child abuse or neglect, who:

1. (1) makes or causes to be made a report of a child who may be a victim of child abuse or neglect;
2. (2) is a health care provider and detains a child for purposes of causing photographs, x-rays, or a physical medical examination to be made under IC 31-33-10 ;
3. (3) makes any other report of a child who may be a victim of child abuse and neglect; or

4. (4) participates in any judicial proceeding or other proceeding:

   1. (A) resulting from a report that a child may be a victim of child abuse or neglect; or

   2. (B) relating to the subject matter of the report;

      is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of such actions.

      [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-7 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.