Punishment for libel
Source:
Section 836.01 — Punishment for libel, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0836.01 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).
836.01
Punishment for libel 836.02
Must give name of the party written about 836.03
Owner or editor of the paper also guilty 836.04
Defamation 836.05
Threats 836.06
Punishment for making derogatory statements concerning banks and building and loan associations 836.07
Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel 836.08
Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper 836.09
Communicating libelous matter to newspapers 836.10
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism 836.11
Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited 836.12
Threats or harassment 836.13
Promotion of an altered sexual depiction 836.14
Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image 836.115
Cyberintimidation by publication
Punishment for libel 836.02
Must give name of the party written about 836.03
Owner or editor of the paper also guilty 836.04
Defamation 836.05
Threats 836.06
Punishment for making derogatory statements concerning banks and building and loan associations 836.07
Notice condition precedent to prosecution for libel 836.08
Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper 836.09
Communicating libelous matter to newspapers 836.10
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism 836.11
Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited 836.12
Threats or harassment 836.13
Promotion of an altered sexual depiction 836.14
Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image 836.115
Cyberintimidation by publication