Article 4 Defamation

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §8.01-45 Action for insulting words
  • §8.01-46 Justification and mitigation of damages
  • §8.01-46.1 Disclosure of employment-related information; presumptions; causes of action; definitions
  • §8.01-46.2 Civil action for dissemination of intimate images to another; penalty
  • §8.01-47 Immunity of persons investigating or reporting certain incidents at schools
  • §8.01-48 Mitigation in actions against newspapers, etc
  • §8.01-49 Defamatory statements in radio and television broadcasts
  • §8.01-49.1 Liability for defamatory material on the Internet