North Carolina does not have penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally makes “False” report of child abuse or neglect to Child Protective Services. This law should reflect that if someone makes an acuusation which turns out to be completely unfounded, they should be subject to legal actions for making "false" accusations and creating an investigation that is false and which also "wastes" the time of the Child Protective Services and the funding that is supplied by all of us taxpayers. This is a quite common issue in NC especially with parents who are involved in custody cases. The falsely accusing party assumes it will gain them more privileges and hurt the other parent.   I understand the need for citizens to be able to report those who might be committing child abuse/neglect. But, there is "no" policy or law in place at this time to stop those who would subject anyone to the Child Protective Services investigation for "other than appropriate" reasons. If by example: someone pulls a fire alarm and there is no fire, they are charged with a crime. If someone makes a frivalous and false 911 call, they are charged with a crime. If someone makes a false police report of any kind, they are charged with that crime. In a court of criminal law, a person accused of a crime has the "right" to face their accuser to be able to defend themself. In other words, there is accountability. Any individual who would use this to simply harrass or attack others for whatever reason should be held responsible as well. Help me make this change in North Carolina!