{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-411.062","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 411.062","heading":"Defense to actions for damages for publication of a defamatory statement","body":"against a radio or television broadcasting station.\nIf in any action for damages for the publication of a defamatory statement on a visual or\nsound radio broadcast, the defendant  proves that said defamatory statement has been\nuttered by one other than the owner, licensee, or operator of the broadcasting station or\none acting as the agent or employee of said owner, licensee or operator, the action shall\nbe dismissed unless the plai ntiff shall allege and prove that such owner, licensee,\noperator, agency or employee has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication of\nsaid statement in said broadcast; provided, however, that bona fide compliance with any\nfederal law or the re gulation of any federal regulatory agency shall be construed as the\nexercise of due care; and provided, further, that in no event shall the owner, operator or\nlicensee of a radio or television broadcasting station, or one acting as the agent or\nemployee of  such owner, operator or licensee, be held liable for the utterance of a\ndefamatory statement in a visual or sound radio broadcast over the facilities of such\nstation by any person speaking as a legally qualified candidate for public office, or on\nbehalf of any such candidate.","path":["KRS Chapter 411"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17760","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:34Z","sha256":"97a9895f0c09c5c0ba19e368b620f7274e10e911a5d91dfeeec23c1a5563adf1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-411.061","next":"us-ky/krs-411.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}