IC 34-15-3
    Chapter 3. Defamation Actions Against Radio and TelevisionBroadcasters

IC 34-15-3-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a suit brought for:
        (1) publishing;
        (2) speaking;
        (3) uttering; or
        (4) conveying by words, acts, or in any other manner;
a libel or slander by any radio or television station or company inIndiana.
    (b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel orslander against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless theretraction of the charge is made in an audible or visible manner atleast three (3) days before the election.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.

IC 34-15-3-2
Service of notice
    Sec. 2. At least three (3) days before filing a complaint in a suitdescribed in section 1 of this chapter, the aggrieved party shall servenotice:
        (1) in writing;
        (2) on the manager of the radio or television station;
        (3) at the principal office of the radio or television station; and
        (4) that specifies the words or acts that the aggrieved partyalleges to be false and defamatory.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.

IC 34-15-3-3
Retraction mitigates damages
    Sec. 3. The plaintiff in a suit described in section 1 of this chaptermay recover only actual damages if it appears, upon trial of theaction, that:
        (1) the words or acts were conveyed and broadcast in goodfaith;
        (2) the falsity of the words or acts was due to mistake ormisapprehension of the facts; and
        (3) a full and fair retraction of any words or acts alleged to beerroneous was conveyed or broadcast:
            (A) on a regular program of the radio or television company;
            (B) within ten (10) days after the mistake ormisapprehension was brought to the knowledge of themanager; and
            (C) at approximately the same time and by the same sendingpower so as to be as visible and audible as the original actsor words complained of.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.10.