Pennsylvania § 8342 Justification a defense

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 8342 — Justification a defense

Pennsylvania § 8342

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VII

Ch. 83PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES

Subch.DEFAMATION

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8342 (2026).

Text

In all civil actions for libel, the plea of justification shall be accepted as an adequate and complete defense, when it is pleaded, and proved to the satisfaction of the jury, under the direction of the court as in other cases, that the publication is substantially true and is proper for public information or investigation, and has not been maliciously or negligently made.

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