Art. 237 Someone who upbraids another person with something without any
occasion to do so shall be fined, even if he or she is telling the truth.
Art. 238 In an action for defamation, it is not permitted to submit evidence of a
criminal action of which the defendant has been acquitted by a final judgment in
criminal proceedings in Iceland or abroad.
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Art. 239 Punishment under Article 234 and Article 235 may be waived if
improper conduct on the part of the party who considers he or she has been
offended gave rise to the defamation, or if he or she has repaid the offence in kind.
Art. 240 If defamation is directed at a deceased person, the punishment shall take
the form of a fine or [up to 1 year’s imprisonment].
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Art. 241 Offensive remarks may be judged null and void in an action for libel if
the injured party so requests.
A person convicted of making a defamatory insinuation may be sentenced to pay
the injured party, if he or she so requests, a suitable sum of money to cover the cost
of publishing the judgment, its key terms or even the premises on which it is based,
according to what is considered necessary, in one or more public newspapers or
other publications.
Art. 242 The offences covered in this Chapter shall be [prosecuted] as follows:
1. [Violations of the provisions of Articles [232] , 233, 233 a and 233 b shall be
made the subject of … indictments.]
2. a. [Violations of Articles 230 and 231 shall be made the subject of indictments
at the request of the injured party.]
b. [Where a defamatory insult or insinuation has been directed at a person who is,
or has been, a civil servant, and the insult or insinuation has some bearing on his or
her work, such an offence shall be made the subject of … an indictment at his or
her request.]
c. If a defamatory insinuation has been made in writing, but either anonymously
or with an incorrect or fabricated signature, the offence shall be made the subject of
… an indictment if the injured party so requests.
3. Legal proceedings arising from other offences may only be instituted by the
injured party.
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Art. 243 Punishment shall only be imposed for the offences covered in this