{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-1-802","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-1-802","heading":"Libel defined.","body":"Libel is a false and unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, or other fixed representation that exposes any person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy or causes a person to be shunned or avoided or that has a tendency to injure a person in the person's occupation.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 1. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES -- LIABILITY","Part 8. Libel and Slander"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0020/0270-0010-0080-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:26Z","sha256":"844431bc962b4fd52ba545c97ee801198e21bc2454630eee34d28b2772206907","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-1-801","next":"us-mt/27-1-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}