Georgia Code, Title 51, Chapter 5 - Libel and Slander

• § 51-5-1 - Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
  (a) A libel is a false and malicious defamation of another, expressed in print, writing, pictures, or signs, tending to injure the reputation of...
• § 51-5-2 - Newspaper Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
  (a) Any false and malicious defamation of another in any newspaper, magazine, or periodical, tending to injure the reputation of the person and expose...
• § 51-5-3 - What Constitutes Publication of Libel
  A libel is published as soon as it is communicated to any person other than the party libeled.
• § 51-5-4 - Slander Defined; When Special Damage Required; When Damage Inferred
  (a) Slander or oral defamation consists in: (1) Imputing to another a crime punishable by law; (2) Charging a person with having some contagious...
• § 51-5-5 - Inference of Malice; Rebuttal Thereof; Effect of Rebuttal
  In all actions for printed or spoken defamation, malice is inferred from the character of the charge. However, the existence of malice may be...
• § 51-5-6 - Truth As Justification
  The truth of the charge made may always be proved in justification of an alleged libel or slander.
• § 51-5-7 - Privileged Communications
  The following communications are deemed privileged: (1) Statements made in good faith in the performance of a public duty; (2) Statements made in good...
• § 51-5-8 - Absolute Privilege of Allegations in Pleadings
  All charges, allegations, and averments contained in regular pleadings filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, which are pertinent and material to the relief...
• § 51-5-9 - Right of Action for Malicious Use of Privilege
  In every case of privileged communications, if the privilege is used merely as a cloak for venting private malice and not bona fide in...
• § 51-5-10 - Liability for Defamatory Statements in Visual or Sound Broadcast; Damages
  (a) The owner, licensee, or operator of a visual or sound broadcasting station or network of stations and the agents or employees of any...
• § 51-5-11 - Admissibility of Evidence in Libel Action Concerning Correction and Retraction; Effect Thereof on Damages
  (a) In any civil action for libel which charges the publication of an erroneous statement alleged to be libelous, it shall be relevant and...
• § 51-5-12 - Admissibility of Evidence in Defamation Action Concerning Correction and Retraction; Effect on Damages
  (a) In any civil action for a defamatory statement which charges the visual or sound broadcast of an erroneous statement alleged to be defamatory,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016