South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-11-8 — Newspaper retraction as rebuttal of presumption of malice.
South Dakota § 20-11-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-11-8 (2026).
Text
The publication of a full and fair retraction of the alleged defamatory statement as provided by § 20-11-7 shall, on the trial of an action for such libel, be held and considered a rebuttal of any and all presumption of malice attached to and growing out of such alleged libel.
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Legislative History
SL 1915, ch 153, § 2; RC 1919, § 97; SDC 1939, § 47.0505.
Nearby Sections
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§ 20-1-1
Obligation defined.§ 20-1-2
Origin of obligations.§ 20-10-2
Acts constituting deceit.§ 20-10A-1
Definition of terms.§ 20-10A-2
Cause of action for damages.§ 20-10A-3
Liability for damages.§ 20-10A-4
Limitation on actions for damages.§ 20-11-2
Classes of defamation.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 20-11-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/20-11-8.