{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2317.04","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2317.04","heading":"Impartial report of proceedings privileged.","body":"The publication of a fair and impartial report of the proceedings before state or municipal legislative bodies, or before state or municipal executive bodies, boards, or officers, or the whole or a fair synopsis of any bill, ordinance, report, resolution, bulletin, notice, petition, or other document presented, filed, or issued in any proceeding before such legislative or executive body, board, or officer, shall be privileged, unless it is proved that such publication was made maliciously.","path":["Title 23 Courts-Common Pleas","Chapter 2317 Evidence"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2317.04","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:30Z","sha256":"9762af0fbca06fedc58162c41870ee0fb43478f6ad635a42b37cd88fe0b9abbb","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2317.03","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2317.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}