NC S287

Requires newspapers publishing legal notices to place notices on their Internet website at no additional charge on the same day the notice appears in print, with a hyperlink on the front page for easy access.

Mandates newspapers' legal notice web pages include a search function and present notices as the dominant subject matter to optimize online visibility consistent with print requirements.

Allows newspapers to place notices on the North Carolina Press Association statewide website if they cannot publish on their own site for any reason.

Permits newspapers to provide free email notifications to subscribers when new legal notices are published, with registry information available on the front page of the legal notices section.

Allows governments to comply with notice publication requirements if they publish on their own website, even if newspaper publication is delayed, and treats website publication errors as harmless error if the government also posts the notice.

Reduces the cost of republishing government notices by capping charges at 85% of the original rate for all insertions after the first when the government pays and doesn't recover costs from private parties.

Becomes effective October 1, 2013 and applies to notices published on or after that date.