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This week, the House Local Government Committee took testimony on HB 1483<\/a>, legislation that would phase out the newspaper publication requirement for public notices and transition the notices to the Internet.\u00a0 This is a re-introduction from last session.<\/p>\n

HB 4183 creates a tiered system for legal notices and phases them out over time. The legislation is vague, but the least \u201cserious\u201d notices would be considered Tier C. Tier A would include those notices\u00a0that deal with property and finances.\u00a0 Because these tiers are not defined in law, there is confusion as to what constitutes Tier A, B or C.\u00a0 We are working to put together a document to explain each one and will push that out as soon as it is available.<\/p>\n

There is a 10 year phase out of print publication notices and phases in online notices over that same period of time.\u00a0 Tier A\u2019s are posted in the newspapers the longest as they deal with property loss, taxes, etc.\u00a0 Each 5 years the tiers are stepped down to the next level, removing one print publication notice, until they are all online by 2025.<\/p>\n

The legislation allows local electors to hold a referendum to require continued publication in a newspaper. It allows\u00a0local units to enter into contracts with media outlets for publication on their websites. The bill also requires archiving of public notices for five years.<\/p>\n

Nikki Brown is a legislative associate for the League handling economic development and land use issues.\u00a0 She can be reached at nbrown@mml.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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