# Ohio Rev. Code § 2317.05: Impartial report of indictment, warrant, affidavit, or arrest privileged

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T23_C2317_S2317.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 2317.05
- **Heading:** Impartial report of indictment, warrant, affidavit, or arrest privileged
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 23 / Chapter 2317 / § 2317.05

## Text

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The publication of a fair and impartial report of the return of any indictment, the issuing of any warrant, the arrest of any person accused of crime, or the filing of any affidavit, pleading, or other document in any criminal or civil cause in any court of competent jurisdiction, or of a fair and impartial report of the contents thereof, is privileged, unless it is proved that the same was published maliciously, or that the defendant has refused or neglected to publish in the same manner in which the publication complained of appeared, a reasonable written explanation or contradiction thereof by the plaintiff, or that the publisher has refused, upon request of the plaintiff, to publish the subsequent determination of such suit or action. This section and section 2317.04 of the Revised Code do not authorize the publication of blasphemous or indecent matter.

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- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2317.01 § 2317.01. Competent witnesses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T23_C2317_S2317.01.md)
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