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Chapter 25 - Slander and Libel

Oklahoma Statutes Title 12 - Civil Procedure – 2025

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Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions Chapter 1A - Class Actions Chapter 1B - Professional Negligence Chapter 1C - Unenforceability of Certain Rulings and Contracts Chapter 2 - General Provisions Chapter 3 - Limitations of Actions Chapter 4 - Domicile of Business Concerns Chapter 5 - Venue Chapter 6 - Commencement of Actions Chapter 7 - Parties Chapter 8 - Pleadings Chapter 9 - Witnesses Chapter 10 - Evidence Chapter 11 - Trial Chapter 12 - Judgment Chapter 13 - Limitation of Actions Chapter 14 - Costs Chapter 15 - Appeal and Error Chapter 16 - Trial Court Vacation and Modification of Judgments Chapter 17 - Survival and Abatement of Actions Chapter 18 - Revivor of Actions Chapter 19 - Miscellaneous Proceedings Chapter 20 - Actions Regarding Real Property Chapter 21 - Garnishment and Attachment Chapter 22 - Divorce and Alimony Chapter 23 - Habeas Corpus Chapter 24 - Injunction Chapter 25 - Slander and Libel Chapter 26 - Mandamus Chapter 27 - Occupying Claimants Chapter 28 - Partition Chapter 29 - Quo Warranto Chapter 30 - Receivers Chapter 31 - Replevin Chapter 32 - Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Chapter 33 - Change of Name Chapter 34 - Declaratory Judgments Chapter 35 - Uniform Interstate and International Procedure Act Chapter 36 - Small Claims Procedure Act Chapter 36A - Oklahoma Expedited Actions Act Chapter 37 - Dispute Resolution Act Chapter 38 - District Court Mediation Act Chapter 38A - Choice in Mediation Act Chapter 38B - Uniform Arbitration Act Chapter 39 - Oklahoma Pleading Code Chapter 40 - Oklahoma Evidence Code Chapter 41 - Discovery Code Chapter 41A - Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2001 Chapter 41B - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act of 2021 Chapter 42 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act
§ 1430 Short title - Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act. § 1431 Definitions. § 1432 Motion to dismiss legal actions – Time limit for filing – Suspension of discovery. § 1433 Time limits for hearing on motion to dismiss. § 1434 Time limit for ruling on motion – Standard of proof. § 1435 Evidence to consider by court – Limited discovery. § 1436 Request for findings – Time limit to issue findings. § 1437 Failure to rule on motion – Expedited appeals. § 1438 Costs and fees - Sanctions. § 1439 Actions excluded. § 1440 Application with other laws - Construction. § 1441 Libel defined. § 1442 Slander defined. § 1443 Repealed by Laws 1980, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980. § 1443.1 Privileged communication defined - Exemption from libel. § 1444 Repealed by Laws 1980, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980. § 1444.1 Pleading - Proof - Defenses. § 1445 Repealed by Laws 1980, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980. § 1446 Repealed by Laws 1986, c. 315, § 18, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986. § 1446a Good faith in publishing libel - Retraction - Actual damages only - Jury question - Exceptions. § 1446b "Newspapers" or "periodicals" defined. § 1447.1 Defamation by radio and television - Limitation of liability. § 1447.2 Defamatory statements by candidates for public office. § 1447.3 Damages recoverable. § 1447.4 Recordation and preservation of political utterances. § 1447.5 Broadcast of truth statement following broadcast of untrue statement. § 1448 Deceased personality's right of publicity - Unauthorized use - Claims - Exemptions. § 1449 Unauthorized use of another person's rights of publicity - Damages - Consent - Presumptions - Fact questions - Exemptions. § 1450 Online impersonation – Liability - Remedies.