54.1-2967 - Physicians and others rendering medical aid to report certain wounds.
§ 54.1-2967. Physicians and others rendering medical aid to report certainwounds.
Any physician or other person who renders any medical aid or treatment to anyperson for any wound which such physician or other person knows or has reasonto believe is a wound inflicted by a weapon specified in § 18.2-308 and whichwound such physician or other person believes or has reason to believe wasnot self-inflicted shall as soon as practicable report such fact, includingthe wounded person's name and address, if known, to the sheriff or chief ofpolice of the county or city in which treatment is rendered. If such medicalaid or treatment is rendered in a hospital or similar institution, suchphysician or other person rendering such medical aid or treatment shallimmediately notify the person in charge of such hospital or similarinstitution, who shall make such report forthwith.
Any physician or other person failing to comply with this section shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Any person participating in the making of areport pursuant to this section or participating in a judicial proceedingresulting therefrom shall be immune from any civil liability in connectiontherewith, unless it is proved that such person acted in bad faith or withmalicious intent.
(1970, c. 531, § 54-276.10; 1972, c. 194; 1975, c. 508; 1976, c. 331; 1979,c. 715; 1988, c. 765.)