Which States have Criminal Laws Against Internet Defamation?

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May 6, 2022, 11:43:39 PM5/6/22
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Do all U.S. states have criminal laws against posting defamatory content about someone on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.)?
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May 6, 2022, 11:48:04 PM5/6/22
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Colorado 

Colorado Revised Statutes, § 18-13-105

Florida 

Florida Statutes, § 836.01-836.11

Idaho Idaho Code, § 18-4801-18-4809

Kansas 

Kansas Statute Annotated, §21-6103a1

Louisiana 

Louisiana R.S., 14:47

Michigan 

Michigan Compiled Laws, § 750.370

Minnesota 

Minnesota Statutes. § 609.765

Mississippi 

Mississippi Code Annotated, §97-3-55

Montana 

Montana Code Annotated, § 13-35-234

New Hampshire 

New Hampshire Revised Statute Annotated, § 644:11

New Mexico 

New Mexico Statute Annotated, §30-11-1

North Carolina

North Carolina General Statutes, § 14-47

North Dakota 

North Dakota Century Code, § 12.1-15-01

Oklahoma 

Oklahoma Statutes, tit. 21 §§ 771-781

Utah 

Utah Code Annotated, § 76-9-404

Virginia 

Virginia Code Annotated, § 18.2-417

Washington 

Washington Revised Code, 9.58.010 [Repealed in 2009]

Wisconsin 

Wisconsin Statutes, § 942.01

Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico Laws, tit. 33, §§ 4101-4104, which was declared unconstitutional in 2003 by a Federal Court. 

Virgin Islands 

Virgin Islands Code, Title 14, § 1172

State penalties for criminal defamation vary widely from state to state and depend on the nature and severity of the defamatory web content. Criminal defamation penalty can range from a written letter to probation, to mandatory jail time. From 1965 to 2004, 16 criminal defamation cases ended in conviction. Out of these 16 criminal defamation convictions, 9 resulted in jail sentences.

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