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1998 Florida Statutes

Chapter 836
DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES
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CHAPTER 836
DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES
836.01
Punishment for libel.
836.02
Must give name of the party written about.
836.03
Owner or editor of the paper also guilty.
836.04
Defamation.
836.05
Threats; extortion.
836.06
Punishment for making derogatory statements concerning banks and building and loan associations.
836.07
Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel.
836.08
Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper.
836.09
Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty.
836.10
Written threats to kill or do bodily injury; punishment.
836.11
Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited.