A form of publication which tends to cause one to lose the esteem of the community is defamation. This is injury to reputation. A person can be held liable for the defamation of another. In order to prove defamation, the plaintiff must prove:
- that a statement was made about the plaintiff's reputation, honesty or integrity that is not true;
- publication to a third party (i.e., another person hears or reads the statement); and
- the plaintiff suffers damages as a result of the statement.
Slander is a form of defamation that consists of making false oral statements about a person which would damage that person's reputation. If one spreads a rumor that his neighbor has been in jail and this is not true, the person making such false statements could be held liable for slander.
Defamation which occurs by written statements is known as libel. Libel also may result from a picture or visual representation. Truth is an absolute defense to slander or libel.
Some statements, while libelous or slanderous, are absolutely privileged in the sense that the statements can be made without fear of a lawsuit for slander. The best example is statements made in a court of law. An untrue statement made about a person in court which damages that person's reputation will generally not cause liability to the speaker as far as slander is concerned. However, if the statement is untrue, the person making it may be liable for criminal perjury.
If a communication is made in good faith on a subject in which the party communicating it has a legitimate right or interest in communicating it, this communication may be exempt from slander liability due to a qualified privileged.
The following form letter demands that someone cease making libelous or slanderous statements, or appropriate legal action will be taken.
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Under § 1001, a statement is a crime if it is false, regardless of whether it is made under oath. In contrast, an oath is the hallmark of the three perjury statutes in Title 18. The oldest, §1621, condemns presenting material false statements under oath in federal official proceedings.
Under our law, a person is guilty of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree when, knowing that a written instrument contains a false statement or false information, he or she offers or presents it to a public office or public servant with the knowledge or belief that it will be filed with, ...
Third Degree Falsely Reporting an Incident: Understanding NY PL 240.50. You are guilty of Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated is false or baseless, you nonetheless report or circulate it.
You should respond to the allegations in clear and concise paragraphs. Factors to keep in mind: Whether the allegations provide you with enough detail. If the allegations are vague, general, subjective, or unsubstantiated, you can indicate in your response that you do not have enough information to respond adequately.
It is critically important to recognize that Falsely Reporting an Incident can either be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony. As such, it is punishable by up to one year in jail and as much as up to seven years in state prison.
Perjury in the first degree is a class D felony. This means that if you are convicted your sentence could include a prison term of up to 7 years, a probation term of 5 years, and payment of a substantial fine.
Statutory reference: Penal Law Section 215.14. e. The victim or witness who so requests, shall be assisted by law enforcement agencies and the DA in informing employers that the need for victim and witness cooperation in the prosecution of the case may necessitate absence of that victim or witness from work.
That is, you are guilty of NY PL 215.50(3) if you intentionally disobey a mandate of a court. While there is a codified exception referencing cases involving labor disputes, in the criminal realm those matters are few and far between while having little or nothing to do with domestic offenses.
