North Carolina § 1-596 - Charges for legal advertising.
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§ 1-596. Charges for legal advertising.
The publication of all advertising required by law to be made in newspapers in this State shall be paid for at not to exceed the local commercial rate of the newspapers selected. Any public or municipal officer or board created by or existing under the laws of this State that is now or may hereafter be authorized by law to enter into contracts for the publication of legal advertisements is hereby authorized to pay therefor prices not exceeding said rates. No newspaper in this State shall accept or print any legal advertising until said newspaper shall have first filed with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which it is published a sworn statement of its current commercial rate for the several classes of advertising regularly carried by said publication, and any owner or manager of a newspaper violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1919, c. 45, ss. 1, 2; C.S., s. 2586; 1945, c. 635; 1949, c. 205, s. 11/2; 1993, c. 539, s. 3; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).) Local Modification. - Nash: 1949, c. 205, s. 2. Mitchell: 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1170. Opinions of Attorney General Legal advertisements published in a newspaper which failed to file the rate schedule required by this section are not invalidated because of the failure to file. See opinion of Attorney General to Grady Joseph Wheeler, Jr., City Attorney, Graham, North Carolina, 54 N.C.A.G. 36 (1985).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 1-596 cover?
Section 1-596 ("Charges for legal advertising.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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