Section 34-15-4-1 - Applicability of chapter(a) This chapter applies to a suit for the:(1) publication of a libel by a newspaper; or(2) transmission of a libel by a news service; in Indiana.
(b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction is made in the manner set out in section 3 of this chapter at least three (3) days before the election.Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-15-1 part.
As added by P.L. 1-1998, SEC.10.