Section 58302-A - Publication(a)Requirements.--Except as provided under this article or other law, the board of commissioners shall publish every proposed ordinance once in one newspaper of general circulation at least seven days and not more than 60 days prior to enactment. Publication of any proposed ordinance shall include all of the following: (1) The full text or the subject matter and a brief summary prepared by the township solicitor setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail.(2) A reference to the township office or other place where township records are kept where copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined.(b)Summary.--If the full text is not included in the publication of the proposed ordinance, the following shall apply:(1) The newspaper in which the proposed ordinance is published shall, upon request, be furnished a copy of the full text without charge.(2) The following shall apply:(i) In addition to copies of the full text of the proposed ordinance retained where township records are kept in accordance with subsection (a), an attested copy of the full text shall be filed within 30 days after enactment in the county law library or other county office designated by the county commissioners.(ii) The county commissioners may impose a fee not greater than the actual costs of storing the proposed ordinance.(iii) Filing with the county may be completed by the submission of an electronic copy of the ordinance through a method available, in the sole discretion of the county, to permit receipt by the office storing municipal ordinances. No fee pursuant to clause (ii) shall be imposed for storing an electronic copy of an ordinance.(iv) Upon request by the township, the county shall notify the township of the method by which electronic copies may be submitted.(v) The county may store the ordinance electronically if the public is able to access the electronically stored township ordinances during regular business hours at the office or at a remote location.(vi) The township shall retain a printed copy of the email and ordinance as transmitted.(3) The date of the filing with the county under paragraph (2) shall not affect the effective date of the ordinance and shall not be deemed a defect in the process of the enactment of the ordinance.(c)Notice of amendments.--If substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance, before voting upon enactment, the board of commissioners shall within at least ten days before enactment readvertise in one newspaper of general circulation the subject matter and a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments. A copy of the full text of the amended proposed ordinance shall be retained where township records are kept.(d)Maps.--When maps, plans or drawings of any kind are adopted as part of an ordinance, instead of publishing them as part of the proposed ordinance, the board of commissioners may refer in publishing the proposed ordinance to the place where the maps, plans or drawings are on file and may be examined.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, No. 331, art. XXXIII-A, § 3302-A, added 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 153, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].