Bill Text: NY S03028 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows for online publication of public notices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03028 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03028-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3028
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 2, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in  relation  to  allowing
         for online publication of public notices
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general construction law is amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 40-a to read as follows:
    3    S  40-A. PUBLIC NOTICES AND PUBLICATIONS. 1. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
    4  OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF
    5  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY CASE IN WHICH NOTICE OF ANY FACT IS REQUIRED
    6  BY  LAW  TO  BE PUBLISHED OR ADVERTISED IN A NEWSPAPER, IN ADDITION SUCH
    7  REQUIREMENT SHALL BE SATISFIED BY PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE IN AN ONLINE
    8  NEWS PUBLICATION THAT:
    9    A. PROVIDES GENERAL INTEREST NEWS  ON  A  DAILY  BASIS  TO  A  DEFINED
   10  GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; AND
   11    B.  HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE
   12  DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE.
   13    2. ANY PUBLICATION MADE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
   14  SUBJECT TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STIPULATIONS OF PUBLICATION  IMPOSED  BY
   15  LAW  OR BY ORDER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION WITH REGARD TO THE
   16  NOTICE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A REQUIREMENT THAT THE NOTICE BE  PUBLISHED
   17  IN A NEWSPAPER.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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