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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 73.056 — DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY

CP § 73.056Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 73. LIBEL · Art. B. CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION BY PUBLISHER

Statute text

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(a)A person who has been requested to make a correction, clarification, or retraction may ask the person making the request to provide reasonably available information regarding the falsity of the allegedly defamatory statement not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives the request. Any information requested under this section must be provided by the person seeking the correction, clarification, or retraction not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives the request.
(b)If a correction, clarification, or retraction is not made, a person who, without good cause, fails to disclose the information requested under Subsection (a) may not recover exemplary damages, unless the publication was made with actual malice.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.056 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.