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***Morning Glory*** · 05-03-2007, 12:12 AM

Hello FaceTheMusic,

I am a mandated reporter and other moderators are also. If I don't report suspected child abuse, elderly abuse, or dependent adult abuse I can face 6 months in jail and a very large fine. This is the reason for the warning in the rules. I by law have to report. My only obligation is to report. Law enforcement would do the tracing if possible. If I file a report I would give the email address and IP#. The rest is up to them. We've had over a million posts and have only made a few reports. If you were to post that your father was seriously harming a child, dependent adult, or elderly person I would have to report it.

Here is a link that explains the law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandated_reporter

05-03-2007, 12:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
*Morning Glory* Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 9,968 Blog Entries: 2	Hello FaceTheMusic, I am a mandated reporter and other moderators are also. If I don't report suspected child abuse, elderly abuse, or dependent adult abuse I can face 6 months in jail and a very large fine. This is the reason for the warning in the rules. I by law have to report. My only obligation is to report. Law enforcement would do the tracing if possible. If I file a report I would give the email address and IP#. The rest is up to them. We've had over a million posts and have only made a few reports. If you were to post that your father was seriously harming a child, dependent adult, or elderly person I would have to report it. Here is a link that explains the law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandated_reporter __________________ “Come to the edge.” “We can't. We're afraid.” “Come to the edge.” “We can't. We will fall!” “Come to the edge.” And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire, 1880-1918

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