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Fla. Stat. § 836.01: Punishment for libel.

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  1. CHAPTER 836 DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES

Any person convicted of the publication of a libel shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 15, sub-ch. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2418; GS 3256; RGS 5087; CGL 7189; s. 987, ch. 71-136.

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