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.