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Idaho Code § 6-713

Privileged publication in newspaper defined

Known as the Uniform Single Publication Act

The act spans §§ 6–6 (14 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group Inc. (May 2010)

1963, ch. 158, § 8, p. 459.

A privileged publication in a newspaper which shall not be considered as libelous is one made:

(1) In the proper discharge of an official duty.

(2) In any publication of or any statement made in any legislative or judicial proceeding.

(3) In a communication, without malice, to a person interested therein, by one who is also interested, or by one who stands in such relation to the person interested as to afford a reasonable ground for supposing the motive for the communication innocent, or who is requested by the person interested to give the information.

(4) By a fair and true report, without malice, of a judicial, legislative or other public official proceeding, or of anything said in the course thereof, or of a charge or complaint made by any person to a public official, upon which a warrant shall have been issued or an arrest made.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.