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§ 45-2-4 — Malice not inferred from publication.

Utah § 45-2-4
JurisdictionUtah
Title 45Publication and Broadcasting
Ch. 45-2Libel

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Utah Code Ann. § 45-2-4 (2026).

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In the cases provided for in Subsections 45-2-3(3), (4) and (5), malice is not inferred from the communication or publication.

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Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 20, 1995 General Session

Nearby Sections

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§ 45-1-101
Legal notice publication requirements.
§ 45-1-201
Newspapers "of general circulation" -- Requirements.
§ 45-1-305
Supplementary publication by broadcast -- Definitions.
§ 45-1-306
Notice given in broadcast -- Restrictions.
§ 45-1-307
Copy of notice broadcast retained by station.
§ 45-1-308
Proof of broadcast.
§ 45-1-309
Rates of broadcasters.
§ 45-2-1
Retraction by newspapers -- Limit of recovery.
§ 45-2-1.5
Actual damages -- Broadcast in good faith -- Retraction -- Time -- Candidate for public office.
§ 45-2-10
Privileged broadcasts.
§ 45-2-11
Fair reporting privilege of newspaper or broadcasting station personnel as to public official proceedings -- Privilege as to defamatory matter not subject to censorship.
§ 45-2-12
Privilege as to communications between interested persons.
§ 45-2-13
Conveying false or libelous material to newspaper or broadcasting stations.
§ 45-2-2
Libel and slander defined.
§ 45-2-3
Privileged publication or broadcast defined.
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