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Chapter 836

Fla. Stat. ch. 836

Defamation; Libel; Threatening Letters and Similar Offenses

836.01Punishment for libel 836.02Must give name of the party written about 836.03Owner or editor of the paper also guilty 836.04Defamation 836.05Threats; extortion 836.06Punishment for making derogatory statements concerning banks and building and loan associations 836.07Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel 836.08Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper 836.09Communicating libelous matter to newspapers; penalty 836.10Written threats to kill or do bodily injury; punishment 836.11Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited