Indiana Statutes
§ 34-15-4-1 — Applicability of chapter
Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 15 CAUSES OF ACTION: DEFAMATION, LIBEL,·Ch. 4 Defamation Actions Against Newspaper Publishers
(a)This chapter applies to a suit for the:
(1)publication of a libel by a newspaper; or
(2)transmission of a libel by a news service;
in Indiana.
(b)Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel against
a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction is made
in the manner set out in section 3 of this chapter at least three (3) days
before the election.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-15-1 part.]
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Related
Shepard v. Schurz Communications, Inc.
847 N.E.2d 219 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2006)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
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