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AL SB417
Bill
Status
4/19/2011
Primary Sponsor
Roger Bedford
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AI Summary
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State of Alabama must publish all required legal notices on a state-sanctioned website instead of solely in newspapers.
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Counties and municipalities with populations of 50,000 or more may publish legal notices through a state-sanctioned public notice website as an alternative to newspaper publication or courthouse posting.
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Website provider may charge a reasonable fee not exceeding $10 per notice posting, with increases prohibited during the first two years of operation; additional fees permitted for certified proof of advertisement.
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Public notice website must be maintained 24/7 at no cost to the state, with current and archived notices searchable by keyword, file number, or area at no charge to the public.
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Website provider must submit status reports twice yearly to the Director of the Administrative Office of Courts and comply with specified operational, technical, and security requirements.
Legislative Description
Legal notices, electronic publication through state-sanctioned website, required for legal notices published by state and permitted for legal notices published by certain counties or municipalities (with population over 50,000), fee, public access
Notice, Legal
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
4/19/2011