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Michigan Press Association Public Notice Dos And Don Ts

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michigan press association public notice dos and don ts

As state legislatures and public officials take steps to eliminate public notice requirements—or begin putting notices on line—local newspaper publishers risk losing an essential element to their role as community chroniclers. How publishers respond to this threat will have an enormous impact on the future of public notice requirements. While publishers understand that providing proper notice of government or other legal actions is essential to democracy, your readers and your legislators may not. Here are a few DOs and DON’Ts to help publishers tap the power they have to influence the outcome of this continuing debate. History: 1963, Act 247, Eff. Sept.

6, 1963 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 76, Imd. Eff. May 12, 2022 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 76 of 2022 provides:"Enacting section 2. Section 1(1)(b)(iii) of 1963 PA 247, MCL 691.1051, as amended by this amendatory act, is intended to be retroactive and applies retroactively beginning March 10, 2020." give public notices a prominent—and permanent—position in your newspaper.

make public notices easier to read and to understand. train your staff on the importance of public notice and any requirements for the notice. use public notice as a source of news stories. let customers know you’re the public notice expert. Two more midwestern states passed laws last month requiring newspapers to post notices on their press association’s statewide public notice website. With Minnesota and Michigan joining South Dakota and Nebraska, four states in the region have now passed web-posting laws this year.

In total, eighteen states now have web-posting statutes on the books. The new law in Minnesota requires newspapers to publish their notices on the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s statewide public notice website and to include an index link to the public notice section on their own... (Current law in Minnesota already requires newspapers to post notices on their website; the new law adds the index-link requirement and forbids the notices from being posted behind a paywall.) Two months ago, Michigan appeared to be in grave danger of moving its notices from newspapers to government websites. As one of his final acts as a state legislator, now-former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering (pictured at right), led the move to eliminate newspaper notice in the state. Chatfield, who would be term-limited out of office on Dec.

31, had pursued that goal since he was elected to the House six years earlier. He made it one of his priorities for the brief lame-duck session that followed the Nov. 3 election. As new legislation takes effect, the Michigan Press Association has partnered with Detroit Legal News Publishing to provide a bridge between local publishers and state-mandated online posting of public and legal notices. Gov. Whitmer signed Public Act 76 in May 2022, which will require newspapers to:

To address these new requirements and to maintain the key place of public notices in print as well as online: States across the country are considering similar legislation aimed at ‘modernizing’ public notices resulting in many publishers and free press advocates facing similar challenges. In response to this ever-evolving landscape, Our Hometown is partnering with press associations around the country as part of our Digital Initiative grant program to help local publishers develop and succeed with their online... Michigan law sets the maximum rate newspapers may charge for a “legal notice” (i.e. an “order, citation, summons, advertisement or other matter arising out of judicial proceedings). The chart below shows the rates beginning March 1, 2025, BUT NEWSPAPERS MAY CHOOSE TO CHARGE A LESSER RATE TO COMPETE FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Newspapers should also note state law does not control the fee for providing an Affidavit of publication. Therefore, newspapers can raise affidavit fees independent of the statutory requirements for folio rates. This chart is for “legal” ads effective March 1, 2025. $30.65 per Folio for the First Insertion$12.70 per Folio for each Additional Insertion This chart is for “legal” ads effective March 1, 2025. Under the statute, you can charge $65.80 for a notice which must appear 1 time, and $88.15 for a notice which must appear 2 times.

The above changes do not include an affidavit fee, which is independent of the statutory requirements for folio rates. This chart was compiled by MPA, which based the data from MI Department of Treasury.If you have any questions regarding this chart please contact Lisa McGraw at MPA: 517-372-2424.4 Read the DOs and DON’Tsof public notice publication for newspapers We have developed ads for use in your newspapers to promote the need for public notices. The boards of directors of the Public Notice Resource Center (PNRC) and American Court and Commercial Newspapers (ACCN) announced last month that they have selected the Michigan Press Association (MPA) to manage the joint... PNRC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes government and corporate transparency through research and education focused on how to provide effective official notice to the public.

It is the only national organization that monitors and analyzes public notice legislation in all 50 states. ACCN is a trade association that represents local newspapers that report on and provide services to the legal and business communities in which they operate. Earlier the same week he visited the White House as part of Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to overturn the results of the presidential election, Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering (pictured at left) saw... It’s an unusual package of 105 separate bills that eliminate particular government notices — e.g., local government meetings, publication of new ordinances, etc. — spread throughout the state’s code. The bills are “tie-barred” to a single proposal, House Bill 6440, designed to serve as Michigan’s new general public notice statute.

The tie-barred bills will only take effect if HB6440 passes. The town of Glastonbury, Connecticut announced last week it would begin publishing public notices on its website in lieu of the newspaper notice normally required by law, according to Manchester’s Journal Inquirer. In its statement, Glastonbury cited an emergency order issued on March 21 by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) that “suspended and modified” the state’s public notice laws to allow notices “to be published electronically on a municipality’s or agency’s website”. Beginning immediately the new law requires a qualified newspaper must: To register for the Public Notice 2.0 database, please fill out the form below and attach your agreement

If you need support with the sign up process, please email questions to support@mipublicnotices.com Why 2.0? Michigan Public Notice 2.0 is an MPA partnership developed to address the ongoing issues raised by legislators regarding people using digital devices more and perception of the waning of print newspapers. Public notices have traditionally been printed in newspapers and should continue. Why a public notice statewide database? The newspaper industry recognizes the critical importance of public notices in print for the permanence and archival record of what occurred.

The time has come for a digital searchable database as a compliment to help citizens locate the source of a permanent record but still preserves the print copy.

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