Chap. 11.—An ACT to provide for the liability of persons owning or operating
radio stations in case of false statements under certain circumstances. [H 35]

Approved February 17, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. Section 1. The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or
sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the
agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall
not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement pub-
lished or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast,
by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or agent or
employee thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the com-
plaining party, that such owner, licensee, operator, such agent or
employee, failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or
utterance of such statement in such broadcast; provided, however,
that in no event shall any owner, licensee or operator, or the agents
or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator of such a
station or network of stations be held liable for damages for any
defamatory statement broadcast over the facilities of such station
or network by or on behalf of any candidate for public office.