{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-836.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 836.01","heading":"Punishment for libel.","body":"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.\nHistory.—s. 15, sub-ch. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2418; GS 3256; RGS 5087; CGL 7189; s. 987, ch. 71-136.","path":["CHAPTER 836 DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0836/0836.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:11Z","sha256":"ed28833a7b2842cbb152dc1691b8c31badd62d2d0d178d15947b65afc8ab40f6","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-832.10","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-836.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}