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Fla. Stat. § 836.09 — Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty
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. § 836.09
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.
If any person shall state, deliver, or transmit by any means whatever, to the manager, editor, publisher or reporter of any newspaper or periodical for publication therein any false and libelous statement concerning any person, then and there known by such person to be false or libelous, and thereby secure the publication of the same he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 836.09.
Which Florida statute covers communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty?
Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 836.09 (Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty).
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