Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 20502 — Libel and Slander
Cal. Elec. Code § 20502
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a…
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Cal. Elec. Code § 20502 — Libel and Slander is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.
(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.