Florida Statute 836.7 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 836
DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES

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F.S. 836.07

836.07 Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel.—Before any criminal action is brought for publication, in a newspaper periodical, of a libel, the prosecutor shall at least 5 days before instituting such action serve notice in writing on defendant, specifying the article and the statements therein which he or she alleges to be false and defamatory.

History.—s. 1, ch. 16070, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7064(1); s. 1308, ch. 97-102.

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In re Rice

62 So. 2d 911, 1953 Fla. LEXIS 2100

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1953 | Docket: 64483963

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to be false and defamatory”, as provided by Section 836.07, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A. The petitioner