HB290 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Legal notices, electronic publication of legal notices on Internet websites, authorized, statewide website, Secs. 6-8-60, 6-8-62, 6-8-64, 6-8-65 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, legal notices required
by any law, mortgage, or other contract are
generally required to be published in a newspaper</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require newspapers accepting
legal notices, in addition to publishing the legal
notice in print, to publish the legal notice on an
Internet website if the newspaper maintains an
Internet website, as well as on a statewide website
maintained by an entity having the access and
ability to upload notices from newspapers in this
state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that the publication
on the Internet websites would be at no charge to
the government or the party requesting the
publication of the legal notice</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would protect the validity of
legal notices if the failure for the notice to be
posted on the website is attributed to the fault of
the newspaper, Internet provider, or the Secretary
of State</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide that the rate
charged for publication of a public notice shall
not exceed the lowest classified rate paid by
commercial customers for comparable advertisements
in the same newspaper in which the notice appears</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the publication of legal notices; to
amend Sections 6-8-60, 6-8-62, 6-8-64, and 6-8-65, Code of
Alabama 1975, to authorize the electronic publication of legal
notices; to require newspapers maintaining Internet websites
to publish legal notices on the website in addition to
publication in print in a newspaper; to require the
publication of legal notices on a statewide Internet website;
to specify that legal notices shall remain valid if the
failure to publish was attributed to the fault of the
newspaper, Internet provider, or entity hosting the statewide
website; to prohibit newspapers from charging additional fees
for the electronic publication of legal notices; and to
further provide for the rate charged for publication of a
public notice.
</p>
Subjects
Notice, Legal
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2012 | Hill motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote | |
| March 6, 2012 | Hill motion to Substitute a Companion Bill adopted Voice Vote | |
| March 6, 2012 | State Government first Substitute Offered | |
| March 6, 2012 | Third Reading Indefinitely Postponed | |
| February 28, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 9, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB290 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |