Florida Statute 836.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 836.07

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 836.07.

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Cases Citing Statute 836.07

Total Results: 3

State v. Moss

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-02-09

Citation: 206 So. 2d 692, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6107

Snippet: Constr. Co. v. Pearson, Fla.1963, 154 So.2d 833, 836, 7 A.L.R.3d 601; State ex rel. McClure v. Sullivan

In re Rice

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1953-01-30

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

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

Gordon v. Camp

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1849-01-15

Citation: 2 Fla. 422

Snippet: 2 Greenleaf on Ev., 562. 2 Saun. on Pl. & Ev., 836-’7. The plea does-not state that the tender was made