331A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 331A.01 to 331A.11, the terms defined have the meanings given them except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. Subd. 2. Known office of issue. “Known office of issue” means the newspaper’s principal office devoted primarily to business related to the newspaper, whether or […]
331A.02 REQUIREMENTS FOR A QUALIFIED NEWSPAPER. Subdivision 1. Qualification. No newspaper in this state shall be entitled to any compensation or fee for publishing any public notice unless it is a qualified newspaper. A newspaper that is not qualified must inform a public body that presents a public notice for publication that it is not […]
331A.03 WHERE NOTICE PUBLISHED. Subdivision 1. Generally. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a public notice shall be published in a qualified newspaper, and except as otherwise provided by law, in one that is likely to give notice in the affected area or to whom it is directed. When a statute or other law requires […]
331A.04 DESIGNATION OF A NEWSPAPER FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Priority. The governing body of a political subdivision, when authorized or required by statute or charter to designate a newspaper for publication of its public notices, shall designate a qualified newspaper in the following priority. Subd. 2. Known office in locality. If there are one […]
331A.05 FORM OF PUBLIC NOTICES. Subdivision 1. English language. All public notices shall be printed or otherwise disseminated in the English language. Subd. 2. Time of notice. Unless otherwise specified by law, or by order of a court, publication of a public notice shall be as follows: (a) the notice shall be published once; (b) […]
331A.06 RATES FOR PUBLICATION. Subdivision 1. Maximum rate. The maximum rate charged for publication of a public notice shall not exceed the lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space in the newspapers in which the public notice appears, and shall include all cash discounts, multiple insertion discounts, and similar benefits extended to […]
331A.07 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION. No compensation shall be recoverable for publishing a public notice in any newspaper unless the bill is accompanied by an affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper or the publisher’s designated agent, having knowledge of the facts, stating that the newspaper has complied with all the requirements to constitute a qualified […]
331A.08 COMPUTATION OF TIME. Subdivision 1. Time for publication. The time for publication of public notices shall be computed to exclude the first day of publication and include the day on which the act or event, of which notice is given, is to happen or which completes the full period required for publication. Subd. 2. […]
331A.09 PUBLICATION ON SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY. Any public notice may lawfully be printed in a newspaper published on a Sunday or holiday. Any notice that, by law or the order of any court, is required to be published for any given number of weeks may be published on any day in each week of the […]
331A.10 CHANGE OF NAME OR DISCONTINUANCE OF NEWSPAPER. Subdivision 1. Change of name. When a public notice is required or ordered to be published in a particular newspaper and the name of the newspaper is changed before the publication is completed, the publication shall be made or continued in the newspaper under its new name […]
331A.11 APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Application. Sections 331A.01 to 331A.11 apply to all political subdivisions of the state. Subd. 2. Notices excluded. Sections 331A.01 to 331A.11 do not apply to notices required by private agreements or local laws to be published in newspapers, unless they refer expressly or by implication to this chapter or to particular […]
331A.12 WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT BIDS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision and section 331A.01 apply to this section. (b) “Website” means a specific, addressable location provided on a server connected to the Internet and hosting World Wide Web pages and other files that are generally accessible on the Internet […]
