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North Dakota Child Abuse Laws
More Information on Child Abuse Laws
| Code Section | 50-25.1-01, et seq. |
| What Constitutes Abuse | Suffering from serious physical harm or traumatic abuse caused other than by accidental means including sexual abuse, assault, exploitation, corruption or solicitation |
| Mandatory Reporting Required By | Physician, nurse, dentist, optometrist, coroner, medical or mental health professional, religious practitioner, school teacher/administrator, social worker, day care center worker, police/law enforcement officer, addiction counselor, school counselor, clergy |
| Basis of Report of Abuse/neglect | Having knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a child is abused or neglected or has died as a result of abuse or neglect |
| To Whom Reported | Dept. of Human Services or its designee |
| Penalty for Failure to Report or False Reporting | Class B misdemeanor; unless made to law enforcement officer, then Class A misdemeanor; willfully make false report, also liable for all civil damages including exemplary damages |
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