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2013 Florida Statutes

SECTION 01
Notice condition precedent to action or prosecution for libel or slander.
F.S. 770.01
770.01 Notice condition precedent to action or prosecution for libel or slander.Before any civil action is brought for publication or broadcast, in a newspaper, periodical, or other medium, of a libel or slander, the plaintiff shall, at least 5 days before instituting such action, serve notice in writing on the defendant, specifying the article or broadcast and the statements therein which he or she alleges to be false and defamatory.
History.s. 1, ch. 16070, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7064(1); s. 1, ch. 76-123; s. 1178, ch. 97-102.