Bill > H1632

This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law regarding legal advertisements in online-only newspapers by expanding the ways these publications can satisfy legal notice requirements. Specifically, the bill allows online-only newspapers that do not have a print version to publish legal notices on their own website and a statewide website, which would now be considered a valid method of publication. Additionally, the bill provides protection for online-only newspapers by stipulating that certain technical errors or temporary website issues (such as outages or service interruptions) will not be considered a defect in publication, as long as the legal notice ultimately appears correctly on either the newspaper's website or the statewide website and meets all other legal notice requirements. This change acknowledges the growing prevalence of digital media and provides more flexibility for online-only publications to fulfill legal advertising obligations while also offering some technical error tolerance.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1632