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[TITLE 45. Table of Contents]
45-1-1 Newspapers "of general circulation" - Requirements.
No newspaper shall be deemed a newspaper having general
circulation for the purpose of publishing any notice, advertisement
or publication of any kind required by law, unless it has
a bona fide subscription list of not less than two hundred
subscribers in this state, and shall have been published
for not less than eighteen months, and shall have been admitted
in the United States mails as second-class matter for twelve
months; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall invalidate
the publication in a newspaper which has simply changed its
name or ownership, or has simply moved its place of publication
from one part of the state to another, or suspended publication
on account of fire, flood or unavoidable accident not to
exceed ten weeks; provided further, that nothing in this
chapter shall apply to any county wherein no newspaper has
been published the requisite length of time.
1953
45-1-2 Maximum charge.
A legal rate of 30 cents per line on the basis of an eight-point
line, not less than 11 ems wide, is hereby established in
each city of the fourth and fifth class and each town for
the publishing of any notice, advertisement, or publication
of any kind required by law.
2003
45-1-3 Supplementary publication by broadcast - Definitions.
As used in this act:
(1) The word "broadcast" means the transmission of information by means of radio or television facilities.
(2) The word "notice" means any notice that is required by law to be published.
(3) The word "station" means any radio or television station
licensed for commercial operation by the Federal Communications
Commission.
1971
45-1-4 Notice given in broadcast - Restrictions.
(1) Any state or other public officer who is required by law to publish any notice may supplement publication of the notice by causing the time, place and nature of the notice to be broadcast at such times and intervals as determined suitable when in his judgment, the public interest is or will be served.
(2) The material broadcast shall include only the time, place, and nature of the notice.
(3) In the broadcast of any notice or material authorized under this act, no reference by name or the use of the voice or likeness of any person who is a candidate for elective public office at the time of the broadcast shall be allowed.
(4) Notices by political subdivisions of this state shall
be made only by stations whose basic broadcast coverage encompasses
the county or counties in which the notice is required to
be given.
1971
45-1-5 Copy of notice broadcast retained by station.
Each station which broadcasts any notice or material under
this act shall retain a copy or transcript of the text or
material broadcast for a period of six months after the broadcast.
The copy shall be available for public review at reasonable
times and places.
1971
45-1-6 Proof of broadcast.
Proof of publication or broadcast of the notice or other
material under this act shall be by affidavit of a duly authorized
representative or agent of the broadcasting station.
1971
45-1-7 Rates of broadcasters.
Rates charged by broadcasters will be no greater than
the lowest net rate charged for a like number of announcements
by any other advertiser.
1971
