FL S0292

Requires newspapers publishing legal notices to post them on their websites the same day they appear in print at no additional charge, effective July 1, 2013, with a searchable interface and front-page link.

Mandates legal notices be submitted to www.floridapublicnotices.com, a statewide repository maintained by the Florida Press Association, and allows newspapers to provide free email notifications of new notices upon request.

Treats errors in online legal notice publication as harmless if the printed newspaper notice is correct, and allows electronic proof of publication affidavits that comply with notarization requirements.

Reduces newspaper publication requirements for numerous government notices by allowing online publication on agency websites and notification to news outlets instead of mandatory Leon County newspaper publication for professional licensing, bond notices, and agricultural marketing orders.

Limits rate increases for government notices required to be published multiple times to 85 percent of the original rate and specifies that website publication must be provided at no additional charge.