NC H572

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

Mandates that newspaper websites display legal notices as dominant content with optimized visibility matching print requirements, and include a search function to facilitate locating notices.

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

Requires newspapers to provide free email notification of published legal notices upon request, with notification registry information displayed on the legal notices section of the website.

Reduces rates for successive publications of government notices to 85% of the original rate when the governmental entity pays and does not recoup costs from private parties.