1890                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 554

the local department of social services and the
appropriate law—enforcement agency from jointly agreeing
to cooperative arrangements. The written report required
to be made shall be made in all cases to the local
department of social services and a copy sent to the
local State's attorney.

The oral and written reports shall contain the
following information, or as much thereof as the person
making the report shall be able in the circumstances to
furnish:

(1)   The name and home address or addresses of the
child or children and the parent or other persons
responsible for the care of the child or children in
question;

(2)  The present whereabouts of the child or children
if not the same as the home address or addresses;

(3)  The age or ages of the child or children;

(4)  The nature and extent of the injuries or injury
OR SEXUAL ABUSE of the child or children in question,
including any evidence or information available to the
person or agency rendering the report of previous injury
or injuries possibly resulting from abuse[;] OR PREVIOUS
SEXUAL ABUSE.

(5)   All such information available to the reporter
which would be of aid in establishing the cause of the
injuries or injury and identity of the person or persons
responsible therefor.

(e) Any person other than a health practitioner,
educator or social worker, or law—enforcement officer who
has reason to believe a child is abused shall so report
to the local department of social services or to the
appropriate law—enforcement agency. The agency to which
the report is made shall immediately notify the other
agency. Nothing, however, shall prohibit the local
department of social services or the appropriate
law—enforcement agency from jointly agreeing to
cooperative arrangements. A report made by such person
may be either written or oral, or both, and such report
shall be regarded as a report within the provisions of
this section, whether or not the report contains all of
the required information provided for in subsection (d).

(f) The local department of social services or the
appropriate law—enforcement agency as the case may be, or
both, if jointly agreed upon, shall make a thorough
investigation promptly upon receiving a report of