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Fla. Stat. § 836.03 — Owner or editor of the paper also guilty
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. § 836.03
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.
Any owner, manager, publisher or editor of any newspaper or other publication who permits any anonymous communication or communications such as is signed otherwise than with the true name of the writer, and such name published therewith to appear in the columns of the publication in which said communication any person is attacked in his or her good name, or it is attempted to bring disgrace or ridicule upon any person, such owner, manager, publisher or editor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is owner or editor of the paper also guilty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Owner or editor of the paper also guilty is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 836.03.
Which Florida statute covers owner or editor of the paper also guilty?
Owner or editor of the paper also guilty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 836.03 (Owner or editor of the paper also guilty).
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