NJ A5878

Requires all public entities to publish legally mandated notices on their official Internet websites starting March 1, 2026, with a conspicuous homepage hyperlink to the legal notices section

Directs the Secretary of State to create a central webpage by March 1, 2026 linking to all public entity legal notice pages, making notices freely accessible statewide

Mandates public entities maintain a searchable one-year archive of legal notices, with notices displayed for at least one week before archiving

Establishes eligibility criteria for online news publications to publish legal notices for non-public entities, including minimum unique monthly visitor thresholds (4,000 for municipal, 50,000 for county, 350,000 for statewide), three years of continuous operation, and $1 million media liability insurance

Extends the current allowance for newspapers to publish legal notices in print or electronic format from June 30, 2025 to March 1, 2026, when the new online publication requirements take full effect