GroundRules
ELEC § 20502
Where this section sits in the code
- Elections Code - ELEC
- DIVISION 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS [20000. - 20520.]
- CHAPTER 6. Libel and Slander [20500. - 20502.]
(a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.
(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
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