Indiana § 5-3-1-0.7 "Qualified publication"

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-3-1-0.7 — "Qualified publication"

Indiana § 5-3-1-0.7

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 3PUBLICATION OF NOTICES

Ch. 1Publication Procedures

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Ind. Code § 5-3-1-0.7 (2026).

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(a)As used in this chapter, "qualified publication" means a publication that:

(1)is published daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly;

(2)is of general circulation to the public;

(3)has been published for at least twelve (12) consecutive months in the same city or town;

(4)has continuity as to title and general nature of content from issue to issue;

(5)contains news of general or community interest, community notices, or editorial commentary;

(6)contains advertisements from unrelated advertisers in each issue;

(7)has, in more than one-half (1/2) of its issues published during the previous twelve (12) month period, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) advertising content;

(8)has a known office location in the county in which it is published; and

(9)has been entered, authori

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7. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified
publication" means a publication that:
(1) is published daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly;
(2) is of general circulation to the public;
(3) has been published for at least twelve (12) consecutive months
in the same city or town;
(4) has continuity as to title and general nature of content from
issue to issue;
(5) contains news of general or community interest, community
notices, or editorial commentary;
(6) contains advertisements from unrelated advertisers in each
issue;
(7) has, in more than one-half (1/2) of its issues published during
the previous twelve (12) month period, not more than seventy-five
percent (75%) advertising content;
(8) has a known office location in the county in which it is
published; and
(9) has been entered, authorized, and accepted by the United
States Postal Service as mailable matter of standard mail (A) class
for the time published.
(b) A publication is not a qualified publication if any of the
following apply:
(1) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, the
owners or lessees of a shopping center or a merchant's
association.
(2) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, a
business that sells property or services (other than advertising)
and the predominant advertising in the publication is advertising
for the business's sales of property or services.
(3) The publication is a mail order catalog or other catalog,
advertising flier, travel brochure, house organ, theater program,
telephone directory, restaurant guide, shopping center advertising
sheet, or other similar publication.
(4) The publication is primarily devoted to matters of specialized
interest such as a labor, fraternal, society, political, religious,
sporting, or trade news publication or journal.
(5) The publication is a magazine, racing form, or tip sheet.