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Fla. Stat. § 836.02 — Must give name of the party written about
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 836: Defamation; Libel; Threatening Letters and Similar Offenses, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 836.02
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) No person shall print, write, publish, circulate or distribute within this state any newspaper, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, or other publication of any character, either written or printed, wherein the alleged immoral acts of any person are stated or pretended to be stated, or wherein it is intimated that any person has been guilty of any immorality, unless such written or printed publication shall in such article publish in full the true name of the person intended to be charged with the commission of such acts of immorality.
(2) Any person convicted of any violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who shall aid in any way in the writing or printing of any literature in violation of this section shall be punished in the same manner as the principal might be punished upon conviction; provided, nothing in this section shall apply to mechanical employees in printing offices, or to newsboys.
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Is must give name of the party written about a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Must give name of the party written about is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 836.02.
Which Florida statute covers must give name of the party written about?
Must give name of the party written about is governed by Fla. Stat. § 836.02 (Must give name of the party written about).
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