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Section 17-2-16 – Designation of newspaper in which execution notice published.

17-2-16. Designation of newspaper in which execution notice published. In all cases of publications of notices in connection with sales upon an execution, the plaintiff may designate the newspaper, published within the county, in which such notice shall be published. Source: SL 1887, ch 51, §1; CL 1887, §1430; SL 1891, ch 66; RPolC 1903, […]

Section 17-2-17 – Day on which weekly publication made–Interval between publications.

17-2-17. Day on which weekly publication made–Interval between publications. Whenever in any act or statute providing for the publishing of notices, the phrase “successive weeks,” “weeks successively,” “consecutive weeks,” or “weeks consecutively” is used, the term weeks shall be construed to mean calendar weeks, and the publication upon any day in such weeks shall be […]

Section 17-2-18.2 – Type size required for legal publication.

17-2-18.2. Type size required for legal publication. Legal publications in official newspapers with a circulation of less than nine thousand shall be printed in not less than eight point type, and in official newspapers with a circulation of more than nine thousand in not more than six point type. A publication in violation of this […]

Section 17-2-2.1 – Requirements for legal newspaper–Language–Size–Duration and frequency of publication–Electronic format.

17-2-2.1. Requirements for legal newspaper–Language–Size–Duration and frequency of publication–Electronic format. No publication is a legal newspaper for publishing legal and other official notices unless, for at least one year prior to publication of such notices, the publication is printed in the English language and contains at least four pages per issue, with at least one […]

Section 17-2-2.2 – Price and circulation requirements.

17-2-2.2. Price and circulation requirements. A legal newspaper shall, for at least one year prior to publication of legal and official notices, maintain a definite price of not less than fifty percent of its published price, and shall be paid for by no less than fifty percent of those to whom it is distributed. Such […]

Section 17-2-2.3 – Content requirements.

17-2-2.3. Content requirements. A legal newspaper shall contain reports of happenings of recent occurrences of a varied nature, such as political, social, moral, and religious subjects and miscellaneous reading matter, and for at least one year prior to publication of legal and official notices devote at least twenty-five percent of its total column space in […]