MO HB1940

Reduces the minimum consecutive publication period for newspapers to qualify for legal notices from three years to one year

Extends the window for a successor newspaper to assume the rights of a defunct newspaper from 30 consecutive days to 90 consecutive days

Allows newspapers purchased or newly established by an already-qualified newspaper to immediately qualify for legal publication status

Applies the reduced one-year publication requirement to cities with 100,000+ inhabitants for court-directed and legally required public notices