California Civil Code

§ 48.9

CIV § 48.9Div. 1 · Part 2

Statute text

(a)An organization which sponsors or conducts an anonymous witness program, and its employees and agents, shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from its receipt of information regarding possible criminal activity or from dissemination of that information to a law enforcement agency.

(b)The immunity provided by this section shall apply to any civil action for damages, including, but not limited to, a defamation action or an action for damages resulting from retaliation against a person who provided information.

(c)The immunity provided by this section shall not apply in any of the following instances:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 495, Sec. 1.