{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-836.04","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 836.04","heading":"Defamation.","body":"Whoever speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 3460, 1883; RS 2419; GS 3260; RGS 5091; CGL 7193; s. 990, 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":"f3e35000cf0d36f7e1d47f69c068f45fcd15cd09aade84baaafc4612a6d5b9d2","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-836.03","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-836.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}