Iowa Code § 618.3A

Current through bills signed by governor as of 5/17/2024
Section 618.3A - [Effective 7/1/2025] Statewide public notice internet site
1. A statewide association representing a majority of newspapers in the state shall operate and maintain a statewide public notice internet site containing all notices and reports of proceedings required by statute to be published within the state by newspapers.
2. To qualify as a statewide public notice internet site, an internet site must meet all of the following requirements:
a. Public notices and reports of proceedings shall be available to the public at no cost.
b. The internet site must allow a person to search for a notice by criteria contained in the public notice or report of proceedings.
c. The internet site must provide access to all public notices and reports of proceedings for at least one year after initial publication.
d. The internet site must allow access through the use of common internet browsers.
e. The internet site must provide a method to allow members of the public to subscribe to alerts of public notices and reports of proceedings by means of electronic mail notifications. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", if the service provider for the statewide public notice internet site charges a fee to provide subscription services, the statewide public notice internet site may charge a fee to an individual subscriber in an amount not to exceed the cost of providing the subscription to the subscriber.

Iowa Code § 618.3A

Added by 2024 Iowa SF 2331,s 3, eff. 7/1/2025.