Texas § CP.73.056 - DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY
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§ CP.73.056. DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY
DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY. (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. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1759 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
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