Applicability of chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a suit brought for: (1) publishing; (2) speaking; (3) uttering; or (4) conveying by words, acts, or in any other manner; a libel or slander by any radio or television station or company in Indiana. (b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel or slander against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction of the charge is made in an audible or visible manner at least three (3) days before the election. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-14-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.