APPLICABILITY
Known as the Defamation Mitigation Act
The act spans §§ 73.051 to 73.062 (12 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hawbecker v. Hall (2017)
Most recently applied in Hawbecker v. Hall (August 2017)
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 2, eff
(a) This subchapter applies to a claim for relief, however characterized, from damages arising out of harm to personal reputation caused by the false content of a publication.
(b) This subchapter applies to all publications, including writings, broadcasts, oral communications, electronic transmissions, or other forms of transmitting information.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.