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FL S0834
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2014
Primary Sponsor
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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AI Summary
- Requires legal notices to be posted on newspaper websites in a separate web page titled "Legal Notices," "Legal Advertising," or comparable language on the same day as print publication at no additional charge
- Prohibits newspapers from charging fees or requiring registration for viewing or searching legal notices online
- Requires legal notices published in newspapers to be placed on the statewide website (www.floridapublicnotices.com) and remain accessible and searchable by party name and case number for at least 90 consecutive days
- Mandates the statewide website maintain a searchable archive of all legal notices posted on or after October 1, 2014, for 18 months after posting, accessible to the public without charge
- Eliminates the "harmless error" provision that previously allowed errors in online notices to be disregarded if the printed notice was correct
- Clarifies payment provisions for government notices required to be published multiple times, limiting rate increases to 85 percent of the original rate for subsequent insertions
- Takes effect October 1, 2014
Legislative Description
Legal Notices
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 781 (Ch. 2014-210)
4/24/2014
Committee Referrals
Rules4/11/2014
Appropriations4/1/2014
Judiciary3/18/2014
Governmental Oversight and Accountability2/6/2014
Full Bill Text
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