H7149

	2020 -- H 7149
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

	Introduced By: Representatives Place, Newberry, Lyle, Quattrocchi, and Filippi
	Date Introduced: January 16, 2020
	Referred To: House Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 34-11-29 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-11 entitled "Form and
2	Effect of Conveyances" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	34-11-29. Newspapers eligible for publication of notice.
4	(a) Whenever it is required under this chapter that any notice or publication shall be
5	published in a public newspaper, the newspaper shall be held to mean a public newspaper that has
6	been regularly published for at least six (6) months prior to the first publication of the notice, or a
7	merged or consolidated public newspaper formed by the merger or consolidation of two (2) or
8	more public newspapers, one of which has been regularly published for a least six (6) months
9	prior to the first publication of notice.
10	(b) Any public notice required to be published by any municipality may be published in
11	any newspaper in general circulation within the municipality or other designated platform
12	selected by the city or town council of such municipality, which may be reasonably demonstrated
13	to reach a larger portion of the population within such municipality, than a newspaper in general
14	circulation.
15	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES
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1	This act would allow a municipality to publish any public notice in a newspaper within
2	the municipality or any other platform selected by the town or city council of such municipality.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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