California Statutes § 20501 Liability for slander or libel
Statute Text
(a)
A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section
82016
of the Government Code if the candidate or state measure proponent willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.
(b)
A person who is a sponsor of a sponsored committee, as defined by Section
82048.7
of the Government Code, is liable for any slander or libel committed by the sponsored committee if the sponsor willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.
History
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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