2005 Minnesota Statutes

     331A.05 Form of public notices. 

    Subdivision 1.    English language.  All public notices 
 shall be printed or otherwise disseminated in the English 
 language.  

    Subd. 2.    Time of notice.  Unless otherwise specified 
 by a particular statute, or by order of a court, publication of 
 a public notice shall be as follows:  

    (a) the notice shall be published once; 

    (b) if the notice is intended to inform the public about a 
 future event, the last publication shall occur not more than 14 
 days and not less than seven days before the event; 

    (c) if the notice is intended to inform the public about a 
 past action or event, the last publication shall occur not more 
 than 45 days after occurrence of the action or event.  

    Subd. 3.    Type face.  Except as otherwise directed by 
 a particular statute requiring publication of a public notice or 
 by order of a court, a public notice shall be printed in a type 
 face no smaller than six point with a lowercase alphabet of at 
 least 90 points.  Larger type faces may be used.  

    Subd. 4.    Title or caption.  Every public notice shall 
 include a bold face title or caption in a body type no smaller 
 than brevier or eight point referring to the content of the 
 notice.  Larger type faces may be used.  

    Subd. 5.    Local options.  The governing body of a 
 political subdivision may, to better inform the public, increase 
 the frequency of publication of a public notice beyond the 
 minimum required by a particular statute.  It may use forms and 
 styles for the notice as it deems appropriate, including the use 
 of display advertisements and graphics.  In addition to 
 publication in the newspaper required to be designated under 
 section 331A.04, it may publish or disseminate the notice in 
 other newspapers and by means of standard and electronic mail.  
 Regardless of whether a particular statute specifies "legal 
 notice," "public notice," "notice," or uses similar terms, the 
 governing body may use whatever form for the published notice 
 that it deems appropriate in order to adequately inform the 
 public, subject to the requirements of sections 331A.01 to 
 331A.11.  Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this 
 subdivision shall require the governing body of a political 
 subdivision to use the options described.  

    Subd. 6.    Conflict of laws.  Nothing in this section 
 shall invalidate or affect any statutory or charter provision 
 imposing additional or special qualifications for publication of 
 particular notices or proceedings.  

    Subd. 7.    Errors in publication.  If through no fault 
 of the political subdivision, an error occurs in the publication 
 of a public notice, the error shall have no effect on the 
 validity of the event, action, or proceeding to which the public 
 notice relates. 

    Subd. 8.    Notice regarding published summaries.  If a 
 political subdivision elects to publish a summary of the 
 political subdivision's financial statement or proceedings as 
 authorized by other law, it must include with the published 
 summary a notice stating that a copy of the full version of the 
 financial statement or proceedings other than attachments to the 
 minutes is available without cost at the offices of the 
 political subdivision or by means of standard or electronic mail.

    HIST: 1984 c 543 s 24; 1997 c 56 s 1; 2004 c 182 s 15-19