There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Other previous versions
View our newest version here

2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 11 - Liability For Defamation
§ 20-11-8 Newspaper retraction as rebuttal of presumption of malice.

SD Codified L § 20-11-8 (2016) What's This?

20-11-8. Newspaper retraction as rebuttal of presumption of malice. The publication of a full and fair retraction of the alleged defamatory statement as provided by § 20-11-7 shall, on the trial of an action for such libel, be held and considered a rebuttal of any and all presumption of malice attached to and growing out of such alleged libel.

Source: SL 1915, ch 153, § 2; RC 1919, § 97; SDC 1939, § 47.0505.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. South Dakota may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.