Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2258


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2258. Failure to report child abuse

      A person who, while engaged in a professional capacity or
    activity described in subsection (b) of section 226 of the Victims
    of Child Abuse Act of 1990 on Federal land or in a federally
    operated (or contracted) facility, learns of facts that give reason
    to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, as
    defined in subsection (c) of that section, and fails to make a
    timely report as required by subsection (a) of that section, shall
    be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.



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