§ 20502

California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.

(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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