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Executive Summary
This document pertains to updates regarding public notice and advertisement requirements for Raritan Township. It details compliance with P.L. 2025, c. 72, which amends the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) and requires public entities to publish legal notices online and maintain an accessible archive. The Township is making efforts to ensure the accuracy and availability of public legal notices on its website. Beginning March 1, 2026, public entities are required to publish legal notices on their official Internet website.
The provided information includes recent notices categorized by type, such as Boards, Commissions and Mayor & Committee, Budget & Audit, Bids & RFPs, Tax Collector, and more. These notices cover a range of topics including ordinances, resolutions, budget meetings, and board of adjustment actions. A detailed explanation of P.L. 2025, c. 72 is also included, outlining the requirements for online publication of legal notices by public entities and other organizations, including the establishment of online archives and the use of eligible online news publications.
Web Content
Public Notices & Advertisements
On Jun. 30, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed
P.L. 2025, c. 72
(
S4654
) into law, which amends the legal notices requirements under the Open Public Meetings Act ("OPMA"). Until Mar. 1, 2026, public entities can comply with OPMA either by posting notices in a newspaper or on their website. After which, all public notices will be published on the municipal website.
This webpage fulfills Raritan Township's (the "Township") obligations under
P.L. 2025, c.72
, requiring public entities to publish legal notices online, maintain an accessible archive, and provide a homepage link to this page. For statewide legal notices and additional agency listings, visit the
New Jersey Secretary of State's Legal Notices Portal
.
In its proactive approach, the Township makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and availability of all public legal notices posted on this website.
Notices that were posted within the last 7 days are marked as "New".
View Recent Notices Sorted by Type
Archived Notices Can Be Viewed Here
Recent Notices
pdf
(BOA 23 2025) Luis Pastrana Hernandez & Margarita Pastrana Public Notice of Hearing - April 2, 2026
March 26, 2026
90 KB
pdf
Ordinance #26 Board of Heath Ordinance INTRO Summary
March 24, 2026
128 KB
Purpose: Temporary food establishments: Licenses to be issued by the Hunterdon County Health Department, with the applicable fees to be set by and paid to the County.
pdf
2026 Bid Advertisement Road Maintenance Repair Materials 4 1 26
March 23, 2026
93 KB
pdf
Ordinance #26-13 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
87 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance Appropriating $700,849.75 from the Capital Surplus Fund for Reconstruction of Various Roadways - Lifestyle 80s by the Township of Raritan, in the County of Hunterdon, New Jersey
pdf
Ordinance #26-12 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
109 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance of the Township of Raritan, County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey, amending and updating Chapter 240 entitled “Farmers Markets” of
The Code of the Township of Raritan
relating to Temporary Food Licensing.
pdf
Ordinance #26-11 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
84 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Updating and Amending the Township’s Affordable Housing and Development Fee Ordinances Pursuant to the Amended Fair Housing Act and the new UHAC Regulations.
pdf
Ordinance #26-10 ADOPTION Summary
March 19, 2026
101 KB
Adoption of An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Amending
The Code of the Township of Raritan
to Establish a Recreation Advisory Committee.
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2025-14 Hardeep Gill & Jasbir Virdi
March 6, 2026
464 KB
document
Township Committee Special Budget Meeting March 10, 2026
March 4, 2026
15 KB
Raritan Township Committee will hold a Special Meetings at the Raritan Township Municipal Building, One Municipal Drive, Flemington, NJ on Tuesday, March 10th at 5:30 PM.
document
Ordinance #26-10 INTRO Summary
March 4, 2026
23 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Amending
The Code of the Township of Raritan
to Establish a Recreation Advisory Committee.
document
Ordinance #26-09 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New Highway 202 / South Main Street Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-08 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New 454 Highway 202 / Case Boulevard Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-07 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New 314-324 Highway 202 Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-06 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New 206 Reaville Road Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-05 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New 18 Minneakoning Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-04 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
20 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New Hart/Commerce Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
document
Ordinance #26-03 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
20 KB
An Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank Calendar Year 2026 (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)
document
Ordinance #26-02 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
20 KB
An Ordinance Establishing Regulations on the Private Storage of Salt throughout the Township in Compliance with NJDEP Stormwater Regulations.
pdf
Township Committee Resolution 2026-26-2-47 – Authorizing the Award of Contracts for Professional Traffic Engineering Services
February 27, 2026
80 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 07-2026 Authorizing Professional Services Agreement M Rached
February 27, 2026
35 KB
Recent Notices by Type
Boards, Commissions and Mayor & Committee
Budget & Audit
Bids & RFPs
Tax Collector
Assessor
Board of Adjustment
Planning Board
Miscellaneous
Boards, Commissions and Mayor & Committee Notices
View Archived Notices
pdf
Ordinance #26 Board of Heath Ordinance INTRO Summary
March 24, 2026
128 KB
Purpose: Temporary food establishments: Licenses to be issued by the Hunterdon County Health Department, with the applicable fees to be set by and paid to the County.
pdf
Ordinance #26-13 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
87 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance Appropriating $700,849.75 from the Capital Surplus Fund for Reconstruction of Various Roadways - Lifestyle 80s by the Township of Raritan, in the County of Hunterdon, New Jersey
pdf
Ordinance #26-12 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
109 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance of the Township of Raritan, County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey, amending and updating Chapter 240 entitled “Farmers Markets” of
The Code of the Township of Raritan
relating to Temporary Food Licensing.
pdf
Ordinance #26-11 INTRO Summary
March 19, 2026
84 KB
Introduction of an Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Updating and Amending the Township’s Affordable Housing and Development Fee Ordinances Pursuant to the Amended Fair Housing Act and the new UHAC Regulations.
pdf
Ordinance #26-10 ADOPTION Summary
March 19, 2026
101 KB
Adoption of An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Amending
The Code of the Township of Raritan
to Establish a Recreation Advisory Committee.
document
Township Committee Special Budget Meeting March 10, 2026
March 4, 2026
15 KB
Raritan Township Committee will hold a Special Meetings at the Raritan Township Municipal Building, One Municipal Drive, Flemington, NJ on Tuesday, March 10th at 5:30 PM.
document
Ordinance #26-10 INTRO Summary
March 4, 2026
23 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Amending
The Code of the Township of Raritan
to Establish a Recreation Advisory Committee.
document
Ordinance #26-09 ADOPTION Summary
March 4, 2026
21 KB
An Ordinance of the Township of Raritan Establishing a New Highway 202 / South Main Street Overlay Zone District in Compliance with the Township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan in Connection with the Township’s 4
th
Round Affordable Housing Obligations.
Budget & Audit Notices
View Archived Notices
Bids & RFPs Notices
View Archived Notices
pdf
2026 Bid Advertisement Road Maintenance Repair Materials 4 1 26
March 23, 2026
93 KB
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250807_2025 Deer Hunting Bid Advertisement Results
January 8, 2026
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Res_2512250-Award of Bid Blackwell Park Owner
January 8, 2026
pdf
25 12 250 Award of Bid Blackwell Park
December 15, 2025
55 KB
pdf
250910 Police Department Parking Lot Bid Results
September 17, 2025
250 KB
pdf
250910 Police Department Parking Lot Bid Results
September 10, 2025
156 KB
pdf
250807 2025 Deer Hunting Bid Advertisement Results
August 7, 2025
192 KB
pdf
250312 2025 Advertisement Road Maintenance and Repair Materials
July 9, 2025
111 KB
Tax Collector Notices
View Archived Notices
Assessor Notices
View Archived Notices
pdf
251229 2026 Tax List Public Notice
January 8, 2026
31 KB
Board of Adjustment Notices
View Archived Notices
pdf
(BOA 23 2025) Luis Pastrana Hernandez & Margarita Pastrana Public Notice of Hearing - April 2, 2026
March 26, 2026
90 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2025-14 Hardeep Gill & Jasbir Virdi
March 6, 2026
464 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-06 DCXDock Raritan Urban Renewal, LLC
February 27, 2026
129 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-05 Policy of Adequate Notice
February 27, 2026
164 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-04 Delegating Completeness
February 27, 2026
29 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-03 Designation of Newspapers
February 27, 2026
36 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-02 Adopting Rules and Regulations for 2026
February 27, 2026
965 KB
pdf
BOA Resolution No 2026-01 Establishing Meeting Schedule for 2026
February 27, 2026
44 KB
Planning Board Notices
View Archived Notices
pdf
Township Committee Resolution 2026-26-2-47 – Authorizing the Award of Contracts for Professional Traffic Engineering Services
February 27, 2026
80 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 07-2026 Authorizing Professional Services Agreement M Rached
February 27, 2026
35 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 06-2026 Policy of Adequate Notice
February 27, 2026
161 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 05-2026 Designation of Newspapers
February 27, 2026
36 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 04-2026 Resolution Delegating Completeness, Incompleteness, and Completeness Waiver Determination
February 27, 2026
28 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 03-2026 Appointment of Certified Shorthand Reporter
February 27, 2026
50 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 02-2026 By Laws of the Planning Board of Raritan Township
February 27, 2026
1007 KB
pdf
PB Resolution No 01-2026 Annual Notice of Meetings
February 27, 2026
28 KB
Miscellaneous Notices
View Archived NoticesDocument Text
--- Document: P.L. 2025, c. 72 ---
EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.
Matter underlined thus is new matter.
Title 35.
Chapter 3. (New)
Official
Electronic
Publication
§§1-5
C.35:3-1
to 35: 3-5
P.L. 2025, CHAPTER 72, approved June 30, 2025
Senate, No. 4654
AN ACT concerning publication of required legal notices,
1
supplementing Title 35 of the Revised Statutes, and amending
2
various parts of the statutory law.
3
4
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State
5
of New Jersey:
6
7
1. (New section) As used in P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending
8
before the Legislature as this bill):
9
"Electronic format" means an Internet website and other
10
technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical,
11
electromagnetic, or similar capabilities that is operated by or for a
12
newspaper for publication.
13
"IP address" means an Internet Protocol address.
14
"Legal notice" means any resolution, official proclamation,
15
notice or advertisement of any sort, kind, or character, including
16
proposals for bids on public work and otherwise, required by law or
17
by the order or rule of any court to be published by a public entity,
18
corporation, an individual, or any other entity.
19
"Local government unit" means a county, municipality, or other
20
political subdivision of the State, or any agency, board,
21
commission, utilities authority or other authority, or other entity
22
thereof, or a person who is a local government unit officer or
23
employee.
24
"Online news publication" means a news publication in
25
electronic format that contains news on matters of public concern
26
and has published news predominantly in the English language at
27
least once per week for at least one year continuously.
28
"Print newspaper" means a news publication in print form that
29
contains news on matters of public concern and has published news
30
predominantly in the English language at least once per week for at
31
least one year continuously.
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S4654
2
"Public entity" means the State, any State agency, and any local
1
government unit, district, public authority, public agency, and any
2
other political subdivision or political body in the State.
3
"Secretary" means the Secretary of State.
4
"State agency" means any of the principal departments in the
5
Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board,
6
bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality within or
7
created by a department, and, to the extent consistent with law, any
8
interstate agency to which New Jersey is a party and any
9
independent State authority, commission, instrumentality, or
10
agency. A local government unit shall not be deemed an agency or
11
instrumentality of the State.
12
13
2. (New section) a. After March 1, 2026, whenever a public
14
entity is required by law or by order or rule of any court to publish
15
or advertise a legal notice, the public entity shall publish or
16
advertise the legal notice on the public entity’s official Internet
17
website. The public entity’s official Internet website shall be
18
accessible and available to the public free of charge. A direct
19
hyperlink to legal notices published on the public entity’s official
20
Internet website shall be conspicuously placed on the website’s
21
homepage.
22
b. No later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of State, with
23
support from the Office of Information Technology and any other
24
State agency the secretary deems necessary, shall establish an
25
Internet webpage on which shall be included hyperlinks to the legal
26
notices webpage of each public entity created pursuant to
27
subsection a. of this section. The legal notices hyperlink webpage
28
established by the secretary shall be accessible and available to the
29
public free of charge and shall be accessible by direct hyperlink
30
conspicuously placed on the Secretary of State’s Internet homepage.
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Each public entity shall submit the hyperlink to the Secretary of
32
State and provide any updates thereto prior to effectuation.
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c.
No later than March 1, 2026, a public entity shall maintain
34
an Internet archive of legal notices that are no longer displayed,
35
which shall be kept for at least one year. The archive shall not be
36
subject to any records retention schedule adopted by the State
37
Records Committee nor to the "Destruction of Public Records Law
38
(1953)," P.L.1953, c.410 (C.47:3-15 et seq.). A public entity shall
39
display a legal notice on its legal notices Internet webpage for at
40
least one week, or other time period as required by law, before
41
transferring the publication to the public entity’s Internet archive.
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A local government unit shall initially publish an Internet archive
43
no later than July 1, 2026 and shall maintain the archive thereafter.
44
d. A local government unit may, in addition to the publication
45
on its official Internet website pursuant to subsection a. of this
46
section, publish or advertise a legal notice separately on an eligible
47
online news publication that meets the criteria of subsection b. of
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S4654
3
section 3 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature
1
as this bill). The local government unit shall provide a notice in a
2
prominent location on its official Internet website if it publishes or
3
advertises its legal notices in an online news publication and shall
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publish a hyperlink to the online news publication.
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6
3. (New section) a. (1) After March 1, 2026, whenever a
7
corporation, individual, or any other entity that is not a public entity
8
is required by law or by the order or rule of any court to publish or
9
advertise a legal notice, the corporation, individual, or other entity
10
shall publish or advertise the legal notice on an online news
11
publication that satisfies the requirements of subsection b. of this
12
section.
13
(2) The corporation, individual, or other entity shall select an
14
online news publication based on the geographic target as
15
established or implied under the law, court order, or court rule
16
requiring publication.
17
b. To be an eligible online news publication under subsection
18
a. of this section, an online news publication shall:
19
(1) use a domain name for the Internet website that will be
20
easily recognizable and understandable to users of the website as
21
belonging to that online news publication;
22
(2) maintain the online news publication on the Internet in a
23
manner that is fully accessible and searchable by members of the
24
public at all times, other than during routine maintenance or
25
circumstances outside of the operator’s control;
26
(3) ensure that legal notices published or advertised on the
27
online news publication comply with the requirements that would
28
apply to the legal notices if they were published in a physical
29
newspaper, as applicable;
30
(4) maintain an archive for at least one year of notices that are
31
no longer displayed on the online news publication;
32
(5) display a legal notice for at least one week, or other time
33
period as required by law, before placing it in archive;
34
(6) enable legal notices, both those currently displayed and
35
those archived, to be accessed by key word, by party name, by case
36
number, by county, or other useful identifiers;
37
(7) maintain an adequate security system and develop a
38
contingency plan for coping with and recovering from power
39
outages, systemic failures, and other unforeseen circumstances;
40
(8) not charge a fee or require registration or a subscription to
41
view legal notices;
42
(9) maintain media liability insurance of up to $1 million;
43
(10) have been in continuous operation for at least three years,
44
which can be satisfied by the online news publication itself or by a
45
company that has a controlling or majority interest in the online
46
news publication; and
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4
(11) (a) provide the number of monthly unique website visits
1
and monthly unique website visits by users in this State and in each
2
county, as evidenced by IP address or other appropriate identifier,
3
which shall be prominently displayed on the Internet homepage of
4
the online news publication along with the criteria provided in this
5
subsection, or a hyperlink to a webpage displaying such criteria,
6
and whether the online news publication meets each criteria.
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(b) (i) To qualify as an online news publication eligible to
8
publish legal notices for municipal-wide circulation, the online
9
news publication shall receive 4,000 unique monthly visits on
10
average as calculated annually, no less than 50 percent of which
11
shall be from IP addresses within the applicable municipality or
12
within a 10-mile radius of the municipality.
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(ii) To qualify as an online news publication eligible to publish
14
legal notices for county-wide circulation, the online news
15
publication shall receive 50,000 unique monthly visits on average
16
as calculated annually, no less than 50 percent of which shall be
17
from IP addresses within the applicable county or within a 10-mile
18
radius of the county.
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(iii) To qualify as an online news publication eligible to publish
20
legal notices for State-wide circulation, the online news publication
21
shall receive 350,000 unique monthly visits on average as
22
calculated annually, no less than 50 percent of which shall be from
23
IP addresses within the State.
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c.
The price to be paid for publishing all public notices or legal
25
notices in an online news publication pursuant to P.L. , c.
26
(C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), shall not
27
exceed the rates established pursuant to R.S.35:2-1.
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d. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to applicable law or
29
court rule or order, an online news publication that receives a legal
30
notice for publication pursuant to this section shall publish the
31
notice within 24 hours of receipt.
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e.
An online news publication that falsely represents that it
33
meets the criteria established pursuant to subsection b. of this
34
section and accepts legal notices for publication shall deemed to
35
have committed an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-
36
1 et seq.) and liable to enforcement by the Attorney General
37
pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).
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4. (New section) a. A public entity, corporation, or individual
40
required by law or by the order or rule of any court to publish or
41
advertise a legal notice shall publish or advertise the notice in
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accordance with the applicable law or court order or rule.
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b. A public entity, corporation, or individual shall be deemed to
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satisfy their legal obligations to provide a legal notice upon
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publication of the notice as required pursuant to P.L. , c.
46
(C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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c.
Legal notices published on a public entity’s Internet website
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or the Internet website of an online news publication in accordance
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with P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this
3
bill) shall not be deemed defective if at least one of the following
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circumstances exist:
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(1) there is an error in the content or form of the legal notice
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published or advertised on a public entity’s Internet website or
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online news publication due to a clerical, administrative, or any
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other error outside of the control of the public entity, corporation, or
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individual required by law or court order or rule to publish the legal
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notice;
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(2) there is a temporary outage, technical malfunction,
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disruption, or service interruption preventing the publishing,
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posting, or display of a legal notice on the public entity’s Internet
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website or online news publication;
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(3) the operator of the public entity’s Internet website or the
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online news publication imposes standard restrictions that prevent
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access to the website or online news publication;
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(4) the public entity’s Internet website or the online news
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publication is subject to a cyberattack or cybersecurity incident,
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including but not limited to ransomware or a data breach, causing
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the failure to timely or accurately publish the legal notice; or
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(5) any other circumstances preventing the publishing, posting,
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or display of a legal notice on the public entity Internet website or
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online news publication that are outside of the control of the public
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entity, corporation, or individual required by law or court order or
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rule to publish the legal notice.
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5. (New section) a. Starting on January 1, 2026 and at least
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twice per month through December 31, 2026, a public entity
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required by law or by the order or rule of any court to publish or
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advertise a legal notice, or that elects to publish or advertise a legal
32
notice before that date pursuant to P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending
33
before the Legislature as this bill), shall provide an advertisement in
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an online news publication that meets the requirements of
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subsection b. of section 3 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before
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the Legislature as this bill), that:
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(1) states that the complete text of each legal notice may be
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obtained or viewed by the public on the official Internet website of
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each public entity; and
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(2) provides the hyperlink to the Secretary of State’s legal
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notices hyperlink Internet webpage established pursuant to
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subsection b. of section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before
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the Legislature as this bill).
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b. Until the Secretary of State establishes the legal notices
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hyperlinks Internet webpage pursuant to subsection b. of section 3
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of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this
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bill), a public entity that elects to comply with the provisions of
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P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)
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shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of P.L. , c.
2
(C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) without
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publication of the public entity’s hyperlink on the Internet webpage
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to be established pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L. , c.
5
(C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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6. R.S.40:53-2 is amended to read as follows:
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40:53-2. a. All ordinances or other public notices which any
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municipality, except cities, may be required by any law to publish,
10
where the manner of publication is not otherwise specifically
11
provided for, shall until March 1, 2026 be published either in at
12
least one newspaper published and circulating in the municipality,
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and if there be no such newspaper, then in at least one newspaper
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published in the county in which the municipality is located and
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circulating in the municipality or consistent with section 2 of
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P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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b. After March 1, 2026, all ordinances or other public notices
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which any municipality, except cities, may be required by any law
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to publish, where the manner of publication is not otherwise
20
specifically provided for, shall be published consistent with section
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2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this
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bill).
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(cf: R.S.40:53-2)
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7. N.J.S.40A:2-19 is amended to read as follows:
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40A:2-19. 1.
a. Publications required by this chapter
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shall, until March 1, 2026, either in the case of a municipality, be in
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a newspaper published and circulating in the municipality, if there
29
be one, and if not, in a newspaper published in the county and
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circulating in the municipality. In the case of a county, publications
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shall be in a newspaper published at the county seat, if there be one,
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and if not, in a newspaper published and circulating in the county.
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For the purposes of this section, a newspaper shall not be deemed to
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be published during any period of time in which the publication of
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such newspaper shall be interrupted by any involuntary suspension
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of publication resulting from loss, destruction, mechanical or
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electric failure of typesetting equipment or printing presses or the
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unavailability due to conditions beyond the control of the publisher,
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of paper or other materials and supplies necessary for operation, or
40
resulting from a labor dispute with a recognized labor union or be
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published consistent with section 2 or 3, as applicable, of P.L. , c.
42
(C. or C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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b. After March 1, 2026 publications required by this chapter
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shall be published consistent with section 2 or 3, as applicable, of
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P.L. , c. (C. or C. ) (pending before the Legislature as
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this bill).
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(cf: P.L.1970, c.318, s.1)
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8. R.S.35:1-2.2 is amended to read as follows:
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35:1-2.2. a.
Whenever until March 1, 2026, by law, it is
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required that there be published by printing and publishing in a
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newspaper or newspapers, ordinances, resolutions or notices or
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advertisements of any sort, kind, or character by any county, city, or
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other municipality or municipal corporation, or by any municipal
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board or official board, or body, or office, or officials, or by any
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person or corporation, [such] the newspaper or newspapers [must]
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shall, in addition to any other qualification now required by law,
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meet the following qualifications, namely: [said] the newspaper or
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newspapers shall be entirely printed in the English language, shall
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be printed and published within the State of New Jersey, shall be a
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newspaper of general paid circulation possessing an average news
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content of not less than 35 [%] percent, shall have been published
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continuously in the municipality where its publication office is
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situate for not less than [2] two years and shall have been entered
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for [2] two years as second-class mail matter under the postal laws
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and regulations of the United States. In case a newspaper cannot
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meet these qualifications itself but has acquired another newspaper
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which meets these qualifications, the acquiring newspaper shall be
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deemed to meet these qualifications if it is published in the same
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municipality and entered in the same post office as was the acquired
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newspaper. Continuous publication within the meaning of this
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section shall not be deemed interrupted by any involuntary
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suspension of publication for a period not exceeding [6] six
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months resulting from loss, destruction, mechanical or electrical
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failure of typesetting equipment or printing presses or the
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unavailability, due to conditions beyond the control or the
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publisher, of paper or other materials and supplies necessary for
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operation, or resulting from a labor dispute with a recognized labor
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union, and any newspaper so affected shall not be disqualified
31
hereunder in the event that publication is resumed within said
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period of [6] six months.
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For the purposes of this section and for the purpose of qualifying
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for legal advertisements generally, any newspaper which for not
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less than [2] two years shall have been continuously printed in a
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building located within two municipalities and which for not less
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than [2] two years shall have continuously maintained its editorial
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and business offices in said building shall be deemed to have been
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published continuously in each of said municipalities during that
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period and its publication office shall be deemed to have been
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situate in each municipality during that period.
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In the event any newspaper which shall have been qualified to
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publish legal advertisements shall move its publication office to
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any municipality in the same county or in an adjacent county in
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this State and which shall otherwise continue to meet the
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qualifications of this section, it shall be qualified to publish legal
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advertisements which it was qualified to publish prior to moving
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said publication office for a period of [2] two years after the date
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of the moving of its publication office or such period as [said] the
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newspaper shall have the highest paid circulation of any newspaper
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within the county or municipality which shall use said newspaper
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for legal advertisements.
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b. In lieu of the requirements of subsection a. of this section,
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whenever until March 1, 2026, by law, it is required that there be
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published by printing and publishing in a newspaper or newspapers,
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ordinances, resolutions or notices or advertisements of any sort,
10
kind, or character by any county, city, or other municipality or
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municipal corporation, or by any municipal board or official board,
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or body, or office, or officials, or by any person or corporation, the
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newspaper or newspapers may be published consistent with section
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2 or 3, as applicable, of P.L. , c. (C. or C. ) (pending
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before the Legislature as this bill).
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c.
After March 1, 2026 whenever, by law, it is required that
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there be published by printing and publishing in a newspaper or
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newspapers, ordinances, resolutions or notices or advertisements of
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any sort, kind, or character by any county, city, or other
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municipality or municipal corporation, or by any municipal board or
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official board, or body, or office, or officials, or by any person or
22
corporation, the newspaper or newspapers shall be published
23
consistent with section 2 or 3, as applicable, of P.L. , c.
24
(C. or C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
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(cf: P.L.1979, c.84, s.1)
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9. Section 1 of P.L.2024, c.106, as amended by P.L.2025, c.22,
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is amended to read as follows:
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1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or municipal
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ordinance to the contrary, a newspaper utilized or permitted to be
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utilized by a person for the purpose of complying with any legal
32
requirement, or a public body, as defined in section 3 of the "Open
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Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-8), from January 1,
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2024 through December 31, 2024 for the purpose of complying with
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R.S.35:1-2.2 or any other requirements for issuing or publishing a
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public notice or legal advertisement, including, but not limited to,
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for providing adequate notice of a meeting, the solicitation of bids,
38
qualifications, or proposals, or the publication of any ordinances,
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synopses, or summaries of official documents, shall be deemed
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eligible for the same purposes from January 1, 2025 to [June 30,
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2025] March 1, 2026 if the newspaper’s publication is in print or
42
electronic format. The price to be paid for publishing all public
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notices or legal advertisements in print or electronic format as
44
described in this section shall not exceed the rates established
45
pursuant to R.S.35:2-1. A fee shall not be charged, and registration
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shall not be required, for viewing public notices or legal
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advertisements published in an electronic format.
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b. For the purposes of this section, "electronic format" means
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an Internet website and other technology having electrical, digital,
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magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities
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that is operated by or for a newspaper for publication.
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10. This act shall take effect immediately.
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STATEMENT
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This bill provides that whenever a public entity, as defined in the
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bill, is required by law or by order or rule of any court to publish or
12
advertise a legal notice, the public entity is to publish or advertise
13
the legal notice on the public entity’s official Internet website. The
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majority of the bill’s requirements are mandatory beginning March
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1, 2026, and are optional until that date. Under the bill, the public
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entity’s official Internet website is to be accessible and available to
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the public free of charge, and a direct hyperlink to legal notices
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published on the public entity’s official Internet website is to be
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conspicuously placed on the public entity’s Internet homepage.
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The Secretary of State, with support from the Office of
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Information Technology and any other State agency the secretary
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deems necessary, is required to establish an Internet webpage which
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includes the hyperlinks to the legal notices webpage of each public
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entity. The legal notices hyperlink webpage is to be accessible and
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available to the public free of charge and be accessible by a direct
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hyperlink that is conspicuously placed on the Secretary of State’s
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homepage. Each public entity is required to submit the entity’s
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hyperlink to the Secretary of State and provide any updates thereto.
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The bill provides that a public entity is required to maintain an
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Internet archive of legal notices that are no longer displayed, which
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are required to be kept for at least one year. A public entity is
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required to display a legal notice on its legal notices webpage for at
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least one week, or other time period as required by law, before
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transferring it to the archive. Under the bill, a local government
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unit is not required to maintain an archive until July 1, 2026.
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Under the bill, a local government unit may in addition to the
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publication on its official website, publish or advertise a legal
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notice on an eligible online news publication that meets the criteria
39
as specified in the bill.
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The bill also provides that whenever a corporation, individual, or
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any other entity that is not a public entity is required by law or by
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the order or rule of any court to publish or advertise a legal notice,
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the corporation, individual, or other entity is to publish or advertise
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the legal notice on an online news publication that satisfies the
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eligibility requirements to function as an online news publication,
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as specified in the bill. For the year from January 1, 2026, a public
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entity is required to provide an advertisement at least twice per
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month in an eligible online news publication that: states that the
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complete text of each legal notice may be obtained or viewed by the
2
public on the official Internet website of the public entity; and
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provides the hyperlink to the Secretary of State’s legal notices
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hyperlink Internet webpage, with exceptions provided in the bill.
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Additionally, under current law, a newspaper utilized, or
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permitted to be utilized, by a person or public body, as defined in
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section 3 of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231
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(C.10:4-8), from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 for
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the purpose of complying with any requirements for issuing or
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publishing a public notice or legal advertisement, including, but not
11
limited to, for providing adequate notice of a meeting, the
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solicitation of bids, qualifications, or proposals, or the publication
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of any ordinances, synopses, or summaries of official documents, is
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deemed eligible for the same purposes from January 1, 2025 to June
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30, 2025 if the newspaper’s publication is in print or electronic
16
format. This bill amends that law to provide that public bodies may
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continue using qualifying newspapers for required public notices
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and legal advertisements until March 1, 2026 regardless of format.
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The bill is to take effect immediately.
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Provides for publication of required legal notices on government
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Internet websites and through certain online news publications.
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