SB2039 - Child Protection Services; require disclosure of reporter in certain cases of false abuse and neglect reports.

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An Act To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Remove From The Central Registry The Name Of Any Substantiated Perpetrator Who Was Later Determined To Be Wrongfully Convicted Or Adjudicated; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Record The Name Of A Reporter When Receiving A Report Of Child Abuse; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Disclose The Name Of The Reporter To The Alleged Perpetrator In Cases Of False Reports And Purge Its Records Of Any Reference To The Identity Of The Alleged Perpetrator; To Require A Court To Strike False Reports From Its Records; And For Related Purposes.