SB73 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

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. (2012-20232)

Description

Under existing law, legal notices required by any law, mortgage, or other contract are generally required to be published in a newspaper.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Subjects

Notice, Legal