HB 2207 Summary

• Requires public notices for sales of property (chattels and real estate), garnishments, partition actions, and service by publication to be posted on court-controlled websites in addition to traditional newspaper publication

• Amends execution sale procedures (Sections 757, 764, 765) to mandate posting notice on court websites for at least 10 days before property sales occur

• Expands garnishment notice requirements (Section 1174) to allow posting on court websites as an alternative to newspaper publication when defendants are nonresidents or whereabouts unknown

• Requires partition action sales (Section 1517) and class action notices (Section 2023) to include posting on court-controlled websites alongside traditional notice methods

• Directs the Administrative Director of the Courts to develop and implement a system for posting legal notices on court websites by November 1, 2013; becomes effective November 1, 2013