Idaho Code 16-1607 – Reporting in Bad Faith — Civil Damages
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 16-1607
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Child: means an individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years. See Idaho Code 16-1602
- Court: means district court or magistrate division thereof or, if the context requires, a magistrate or judge thereof. See Idaho Code 16-1602
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
Any person who makes a report or allegation of child abuse, abandonment or neglect knowing the same to be false or who reports or alleges the same in bad faith or with malice shall be liable to the party or parties against whom the report was made for the amount of actual damages sustained or statutory damages of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), whichever is greater, plus attorney’s fees and costs of suit. If the court finds that the defendant acted with malice or oppression, the court may award treble actual damages or treble statutory damages, whichever is greater.