§ 20502

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
(a)In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.
(b)The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Libel and Slander

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