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NJ S4654
Bill
Status
6/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Scutari
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AI Summary
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Public entities must publish all legally required notices on their official government websites starting March 1, 2026, with free public access and a conspicuous homepage link to legal notices
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The Secretary of State must establish a centralized webpage by March 1, 2026 containing hyperlinks to all public entity legal notice pages across the state
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Non-public entities (corporations, individuals) required to publish legal notices must use online news publications meeting specific criteria, including minimum unique monthly visitor thresholds (4,000 for municipal, 50,000 for county, 350,000 for statewide circulation)
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Online news publications publishing legal notices must maintain archives for at least one year, cannot charge fees to view notices, must carry up to $1 million in media liability insurance, and must have operated continuously for at least three years
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Legal notices are not deemed defective due to temporary outages, cyberattacks, technical malfunctions, or other circumstances outside the publisher's control
Legislative Description
Provides for publication of required legal notices on government Internet websites and through certain online news publications.
Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor
Last Action
Approved P.L.2025, c.72.
6/30/2025