Senate Bill 562 Summary

• Reduces newspaper publication requirement for political subdivisions from two newspapers to one newspaper for legal notices.

• Allows political subdivisions to publish legal notices on an official government website instead of in newspapers, if specific requirements are met including 98% uptime guarantee and registration with the office of technology.

• Requires political subdivisions to designate an official responsible for electronic publication and maintain an email link on notice websites for public complaints about access failures.

• Mandates that political subdivisions without their own website may publish notices on the county government's website if the county has one complying with electronic publication requirements.

• Requires a weekly newspaper advertisement announcing the internet address of the legal notice website and free public internet access locations if notices are posted electronically, effective July 1, 2011.