Below you’ll find a list of Minnesota Statutes relevant to newspapers. If you have specific legal questions, are an active MNA member in good standing, and a participant in the MNA Legal Hotline, click here.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
- Minnesota Secretary of State: website for the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
- Minnesota State Legislature: website for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota Senate
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATOR
REQUIREMENTS FOR A QUALIFIED LEGAL NEWSPAPER
- 331A.01 Definitions of a Qualified Legal Newspaper
- 331A.02 Requirements for a Qualified Legal Newspaper
OPEN MEETINGS
- 13D.01 Meetings Must be Open to the Public; exceptions
- 13D.02 Meetings Conducted by Interactive TV; conditions
- 13D.021 Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means; conditions
- 13D.03 Closed Meetings for Labor Negotiations Strategy
- 13D.04 Notice of Meetings
- 13D.05 Meetings Having Data Classified as Not Public
- 13D.06 Civil Fines; Forfeiture of Office; other remedies
- 13D.07 Citation
- Download Chapter 13D – Open Meeting Law
PUBLIC NOTICE
- 331A.03 Where Notices are Published
- 331A.04 Designation of a Newspaper for Official Publications
- 331A.05 Form of Public Notices
- 331A.06 Rates For Publication
- 331A.07 Affidavit of Publication
- 331A.08 Computation of Time
- Download Chapter 331A – Qualified Newspapers
LEGAL NOTICES
Minimum font sizes for published legal notices:
- Title – 8 point
- Body – 6 point (with a lowercase alphabet (LCA) of 90 points)
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