State Laws and Statutes on Internet Slander
Can someone who slandered a person or company online face criminal charges?
Whether one who is guilty of slandering another online can be criminally tried depends on their state's laws on criminal libel.
1. In what state did the slanderer live in when he made the slanderous post?
There are 20 U.S. states with no laws criminalizing web defamation. If the slanderer was a resident of any of these states (listed below) its unlikely he or she can be brought in on criminal charges.
1. In what state did the slanderer live in when he made the slanderous post?
There are 20 U.S. states with no laws criminalizing web defamation. If the slanderer was a resident of any of these states (listed below) its unlikely he or she can be brought in on criminal charges.Criminal Libel Statutes
Below is a list of States with no criminal slander laws for the internet (i.e. web defamation statutes) as of the publication date of this post.
- Alaska - No statute.
- Arizona - No statute.
- Arkansas - Arkansas repealed its criminal libel statute in 2005.
- California - No statute.
- Connecticut - No statute.
- Delaware - No statute.
- District of Columbia - The District of Columbia repealed its criminal libel statute in 2001.
- Hawaii - No statute.
- Indiana - No statute.
- Maine - No statute.
- Maryland - No statute.
- Missouri - No statute.
- Nebraska - No statute.
- New Jersey - No statute.
- New York - No statute.
- Oregon - No statute.
- Pennsylvania - No statute.
- Rhode Island - No statute.
- Tennessee - No statute.
- Texas - No statute.
Can you file a lawsuit against the slanderer?
The time limit to file a defamation lawsuit is set by the statute of limitations in your state (see the table below).
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