History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 54, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 198, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 272, § 1.
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For comment, “Room for Error Online: Revising Georgia’s Retraction Statute to Accommodate the Rise of Internet Media,” see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 923 (2012).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 51-5-1. Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
§ 51-5-2. Newspaper Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
§ 51-5-3. What Constitutes Publication of Libel
§ 51-5-4. Slander Defined; When Special Damage Required; When Damage Inferred
§ 51-5-5. Inference of Malice; Rebuttal Thereof; Effect of Rebuttal
§ 51-5-6. Truth as Justification
§ 51-5-7. Privileged Communications
§ 51-5-8. Absolute Privilege of Allegations in Pleadings
§ 51-5-9. Right of Action for Malicious Use of Privilege
§ 51-5-10. Liability for Defamatory Statements in Visual or Sound Broadcast; Damages