Arizona HB4006 prevents accused individuals from using defamation actions to silence accusers of sexual offenses.

Arizona HB4006, known as the "Right to Speak Your Truth Act," amends the state's libel and slander laws. It prohibits individuals accused of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or domestic violence from using defamation actions to silence or retaliate against their accusers. The bill allows for exceptions where the accused can demonstrate certain conditions, such as the impossibility of the claimed act, the accuser's impeachment on the same facts, or the accuser's public contradictory statements.

Arizona HB4006 prevents accused individuals from using defamation actions to silence accusers of sexual offenses.

Arizona HB4006, known as the "Right to Speak Your Truth Act," amends the state's libel and slander laws. It prohibits individuals accused of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or domestic violence from using defamation actions to silence or retaliate against their accusers. The bill allows for exceptions where the accused can demonstrate certain conditions, such as the impossibility of the claimed act, the accuser's impeachment on the same facts, or the accuser's public contradictory statements.