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Fla. Stat. § 836.07 (2025)
Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1953–1953 · leading case: In re Rice, 62 So. 2d 911 (Fla. 1953).
In re Rice, 62 So. 2d 911 (Fla. 1953). “The information failed to allege that at least five days before instituting such action the prosecutor had served notice “in writing on defendant, specifying the article and the statements therein which he alleges to be false and defamatory”, as provided by Section 836.07,…”
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