17-2-2.4. Office of publication requirement.

A legal newspaper shall, for at least one year prior to publication of legal and official notices, maintain a known office of publication in the community where its mailing permit of original entry is issued or where its principal office is located as stated on the annual report filed with the secretary of state, for the purpose of publishing a newspaper. No newspaper may have more than one place where it is published at the same time.

For the purposes of this section the term "publish" means the process by which news may be gathered, advertising solicited, and general newspaper business conducted for at least eight normal business hours per week.

Source: SL 1985, ch 165, § 5; SL 2022, ch 55, § 3; SL 2024, ch 69, § 3.