New Hampshire § 507-A-1 - Section 507-A:1 Liability for Lack of Due Care.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 507-A-1 — Section 507-A:1 Liability for Lack of Due Care., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 507-A-1. Section 507-A:1 Liability for Lack of Due Care.
The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement or matter published or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or agent or employee thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party that such owner, licensee or operator, or such agent or employee, has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement or matter in such broadcast; provided, however, that a bona fide compliance with the laws of the United States of America, or any regulation thereunder, shall be held to be the exercise of due care.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 507-A-1 cover?
Section 507-A-1 ("Section 507-A:1 Liability for Lack of Due Care.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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