Penalties for Not Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

I thougth this was interesting to see how different various states are when it comes to dealing with mandated reporters who don't report. To read the entire article click here.

Table 1: Penalties for Not Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

State	Mental State	Penalty
Delaware Del. Code Ann. , tit. 16, § 914	Knowingly or willfully	Up to a $ 1,000 fine, or 15 days imprisonment, or both
Florida Fla. Stat. Ann. § 39. 205	Knowingly or willfully	1st degree misdemeanor
Idaho Idaho Code § 16-1619	Not specified	Misdemeanor
Kentucky Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 620. 990(1)	Intentionally	Class B misdemeanor
Maryland n/a	Not specified	Not specified
Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-353(7)	Willfully	Up to $ 5,000 fine, up to 1 year in prison, or both
Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-716	Willfully	Class 3 misdemeanor
New Hampshire N. H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C: 39	Knowingly	Misdemeanor
New Jersey N. J. Stat. Ann. § 9: 6-8. 14	Knowingly	Imprisonment for up to 6 months
New Mexico N. M. Stat. Ann. § 32A-4-3(F)	Not specified	Misdemeanor
North Carolina n/a	Not specified	Not specified
Oklahoma Okla. Stat. , tit. 10,7103	Knowingly or willfully	Misdemeanor
Puerto Rico 8 P. R. Laws Ann. § 441i	Willfully and deliberately	$ 200-$ 1,000 fine or imprisonment for up to 30 days
Rhode Island R. I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-6. 1	Knowingly	Up to $ 500 fine, up to 1 year in prison, or both

State	Mental State	Penalty
Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-412(a)	Knowingly	Class A misdemeanor
Texas Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 261. 107	Knowingly	Class B misdemeanor
Utah Utah Code Ann. § 62A-4a-411	Willfully	Class B misdemeanor
Wyoming n/a	Not specified	Not specified

• Source: National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (July, 2003)

More information on Reporting:

• FACTS: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
  

• How to Report Child Abuse in the State of Illinois: A guide for the practicing mental health care provider, educators. . .
  

• How to make a report to child protection services

• Where to Report Child Exploitation on the Internet