Service of notice
Sec. 2. (a) Before bringing a suit described in section 1 of this
chapter, the aggrieved party shall:
(1) at least four (4) days before filing the complaint against a
news service;
(2) at least six (6) days before filing the complaint against a
daily newspaper; or
(3) at least eleven (11) days before filing the complaint against
a weekly newspaper;
serve notice in writing specifying the factual statements in the article
that are alleged to be false and defamatory, and correcting the falsity
of the statements by reference to the true facts.
(b) If the publication of the alleged libel was by a newspaper, the
notice shall be served on the publisher at the newspaper's principal
office of publication. If the transmission of the alleged libel was by
a news service, the notice shall be served on the bureau chief at the
news service's principal Indiana office.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.
Last modified: May 24, 2006