2007-09-26 14:36:57 · 3 answers · asked by goose_hart09 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you mean for child abuse, the answer will vary by jurisdiction. In California, attorneys are not mandated reporters except for a district attorney. Check out California Penal Code Section 11165.7 at the link below.
By the way, person who answer just above is WAY off base.
2007-09-26 15:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~Absolutely. The canons of ethics require lawyers to report to the police and any other appropriate agency any information of unlawful conduct of which their clients admit. This is all the more true with child abuse. If a lawyer fails to make the report and then compounds the error by allowing the client to proceed to a hearing or trial and the client loses, the lawyer can be, and often is, disbarred. Under no circumstances should you ever admit involvement in illegal conduct. If you do, the lawyer will not be able to represent you, and may, in fact, have to testify against you. This is one of the more noble consequences of the Patriot Act and the Rehnquist Supreme Court.
2007-09-26 14:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you mean for reporting child abuse when a child remains in danger, in most jursidictions the answer is yes.
2007-09-26 14:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋