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Utah Code § 45-2-13

Conveying false or libelous material to newspaper or broadcasting stations

Utah · Utah Code Title 45 — Publication and Broadcasting · Status: effective

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Utah Code § 45-2-13, Conveying false or libelous material to newspaper or broadcasting stations, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2337736
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A person who willfully states, conveys, delivers, or transmits, by any means, to the manager, editor, publisher, reporter, or agent of any radio station, television station, newspaper, magazine, periodical, or serial for publication, any false or libelous statement concerning any person, and thereby secures actual publication, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.