Utah Statutes
§ 45-2-2 — Libel and slander defined.
As used in this chapter:
(1)"Libel" means a malicious defamation, expressed either by printing or by signs or pictures or the like, tending to blacken the memory of an individual who is dead, or to impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue or reputation, or publish the natural defects of an individual who is alive, and thereby to expose the individual to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
(2)"Slander" means any libel communicated by spoken words.
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Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Nearby Sections
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§ 45-1-101
Legal notice publication requirements.§ 45-1-308
Proof of broadcast.§ 45-1-309
Rates of broadcasters.§ 45-2-1.5
Actual damages -- Broadcast in good faith -- Retraction -- Time -- Candidate for public office.§ 45-2-10
Privileged broadcasts.§ 45-2-2
Libel and slander defined.