836.03 Owner or editor of the paper also guilty.
97 words·~1 min read·
/fl/title-xlvi/chapter-836/836-03A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Any owner, manager, publisher or editor of any newspaper or other publication who permits any anonymous communication or communications such as is signed otherwise than with the true name of the writer, and such name published therewith to appear in the columns of the publication in which said communication any person is attacked in his or her good name, or it is attempted to bring disgrace or ridicule upon any person, such owner, manager, publisher or editor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 .