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1981 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1981)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0050 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS OFFiCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JUSTICE BUILDING, LITTLE ROCK 72201 STEVE CLARK (501) 371-2007 ATTORNEY GENERAL January 14, 1981 OPINION NO. 81-1 The Honorable Vada Oheid State Senator State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 RE: Ark. Stat. Ann. 515-104 Publication rates fcr Legal Notices Dear Senator 'hE .d: This .s in re;ponse to your request for an opinion con- cerni.-ng lneL1: r newspapers are required to publish legal notices at free )r reduced rates offered for non-husiness classified adve tising under the terms of Ark. St-at. Ann. 5 1 ,-1J.94. That statut-e prov..*1'?as ). ows:: lhen a publication of a legal noti-c -f any kind is allowed or re-uired by law, except rea. -operty and personal property delinquent tax rates, a .-ewspaper publishing such notice shall charge and receive not more than its regular classified advertising rate therefor. This statute has been amended numerous times since it was first passed in 1891. The chain of amendments was princi- pally for the purpose of changing the rates established to account for increased costs. It was ac2'pted in its prese* form in 1977. Yo state that many newspapersi ;P e now offering frep or red-iced rates for non-businesE. assified ad-er isL Pny iegal notice allowed or Ie. er . * m done In furtherance business r -' rul.d no -,. er - flee or reduced rate P.hedules ;freo '. ..c.