Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of criminal libel, to provide penalties, to provide for restitution to a victim, and to provide for jurisdiction to prosecute.

In the age of the internet and social media, malicious lies are increasingly capable of destroying the life and reputation of innocent people. To help prevent this problem from growing further, this legislation creates a felonycrimeofcriminallibel. Thiswouldapplywhenapersonpublishesfalsestatementsaboutanotherperson, knowing that the statements are false, or with reckless disregard as to whether they are true or false.