Section 18-7-411 - County advertising - contract(1) The county commissioners shall contract for all advertising required by law. The advertising required by law must be awarded to a newspaper that: (a) is published in the county;(b) has general circulation;(c) has been published continuously at least once a week in the county for the 12 months preceding the awarding of the contract; and(d) prior to July 1 of each year, has submitted to the clerk and recorder a sworn statement that includes: (i) circulation for the prior 12 months;(ii) a statement of net distribution;(iii) itemization of the circulation that is paid and that is free; and(iv) the method of distribution.(2) A newsletter or other document produced or published by the local government unit is not considered a newspaper that has general circulation as provided in subsection (1).(3) The term of a contract for county legal advertising may not exceed a period of 2 years.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 372,Sec. 13, eff. 7/1/2017.En. Sec. 6, Ch. 280, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 418, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 348, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1230; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 364, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 70, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 393, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 305, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 507, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 2007; Sec. 7-5-2411, MCA 2007; redes. 18-7-411 by Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.