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IANAL, but from the US stand point there are a few specific occupations that make a person a "mandatory reporter"[1] but for the general public I am not aware o
by syshum 5y ago
IANAL, but from the US stand point there are a few specific occupations that make a person a "mandatory reporter"[1] but for the general public I am not aware of any statute that requires a normal citizen to report any crime at all. Edit: Except 3 states that appear to have laws for all persons....
If you are a police officer, a medical professional, social worker, etc then you likely are a mandatory reporter[1] but other then those occupations... In some states IT workers are included in that as well but not all.
[1]https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf