2000 Minnesota Statutes

     331A.06 Fees for publication. 

    Subdivision 1.  The maximum rate charged for publication of 
 a public notice shall not exceed the lowest classified rate paid 
 by commercial users for comparable space in the newspapers in 
 which the public notice appears, and shall include all cash 
 discounts, multiple insertion discounts, and similar benefits 
 extended to the newspaper's regular customers.  

    Subd. 2.    Fees for publication.  Notwithstanding 
 subdivision 1, no newspaper may increase its rates for 
 publication of public notices by more than ten percent per year, 
 as compared to the maximum rate actually charged by the 
 newspaper in the previous year for publication of public 
 notices, and in any case the new rate shall not exceed the rate 
 described in subdivision 1.  Nothing in this section shall be 
 interpreted to mean that such an increase is required.  

    Subd. 3.  When the governing board of a local public 
 corporation awards a contract for the publication of public 
 notices based on competitive bidding, the rate established by 
 the competitive bidding shall be the rate charged for 
 publication of the public notices.  

    Subd. 4.  When a statute refers to publication of a public 
 notice at the legal rate the maximum rate shall be as provided 
 in this section. 

    HIST: 1984 c 543 s 25; 1985 c 174 s 2; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 18