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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A privileged broadcast which shall not be considered as libelous, slanderous, or defamatory is one made:
(1) In the proper discharge of an official duty.
(2) In any broadcast of or any statement made in any legislative or judicial proceeding.
(3) By fair and true report, without malice of a judicial, legislative, or other public official proceedings, or of anything said in the course thereof, or of a charge or complaint made by any person to a public official, upon which a warrant shall have been issued or an arrest made.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Idaho Statutes Title 6. Actions in Particular Cases § 6-710. Privileged broadcasts - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-6-actions-in-particular-cases/id-st-sect-6-710/
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