The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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PLEADINGS AND PROOF
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 6560)
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§ 6560. Truth as defense in prosecution for libel or defamation
If a person is prosecuted by information or indictment for uttering and publishing
a libel or for defaming the civil authority of the State, under a plea of not guilty,
he or she may give evidence as to the truth of the words contained in such supposed
libel, as set forth in the information or indictment. If he or she proves their truth
to the satisfaction of the jury, it shall find the respondent not guilty in its verdict.