{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-25-125.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-25-125.5","heading":"Libel and slander - self-publication.","body":"No action for libel or slander may be brought or maintained unless the party charged with such defamation has published, either orally or in writing, the defamatory statement to a person other than the person making the allegation of libel or slander. Self-publication, either orally or in writing, of the defamatory statement to a third person by the person making such allegation shall not give rise to a claim for libel or slander against the person who originally communicated the defamatory statement.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 25 - Evidence - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-13.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"8023393087439f91ce570fa541b0fc05dcfd5875eb1b84a471e8d30e4367d882","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-25-125","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-25-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}