{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-1-821","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-1-821","heading":"Extent to which a correction is a defense upon trial.","body":"If it appears upon trial that the publication or broadcast complained of was made under honest mistake, then a correction timely published or broadcast without comment in a position and type as prominent as the alleged libel or in a broadcast made at the same time of day as the broadcast complained of and of at least equal duration constitutes a defense against the recovery of punitive damages.","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_0210/0270-0010-0080-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:27Z","sha256":"c2b438c7fccf04deaa022e9bffb6b7bcba213d751e25d6f0fe992b2f1ad8ee97","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-1-820","next":"us-mt/27-1-1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}