2023 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 183

An Act to remove a one-year requirement for legal newspapers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   17-2-2.2 be AMENDED:

17-2-2.2. A legal newspaper shall, for at least one year prior to publication of legal and official notices,that publishes legal and official notices shall 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 The legal newspaper shall have a minimum paid circulation of at least two hundred and be intended for distribution and circulation to the general public, without regard to business, trade, or profession.

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/31/2023: 17-2-2.2