§ 34-15-4-2 — Service of notice

Indiana § 34-15-4-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 15: CAUSES OF ACTION: DEFAMATION, LIBEL,
• Ch. 4: Defamation Actions Against Newspaper Publishers

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(a) Before bringing a suit described in section
1 of this chapter, the aggrieved party shall:
(1) at least four (4) days before filing the complaint against a
news service;
(2) at least six (6) days before filing the complaint against a daily
newspaper; or
(3) at least eleven (11) days before filing the complaint against a
weekly newspaper;
serve notice in writing specifying the factual statements in the article
that are alleged to be false and defamatory, and correcting the falsity of
the statements by reference to the true facts.
(b) If the publication of the alleged libel was by a newspaper, the
notice shall be served on the publisher at the newspaper's principal
office of publication. If the transmission of the alleged libel was by a
news service, the notice shall be served on the bureau chief at the news
service's principal Indiana office.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-15-1 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.