Defamation

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Defamation.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 8 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