16-15-8. False report of judicial proceedings as misdemeanor--Fair report not punishable.
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Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the publication of a false or grossly inaccurate report of the proceedings of any court, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. But no person can be punished as for a contempt, in publishing a true, full, and fair report of any trial, argument, decision, or proceeding had in court.