{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-424.145","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 424.145","heading":"Alternative Internet and newspaper publication procedures for local","body":"governments.\n(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Local government\" means:\n1. Any urban-county government;\n2. Any consolidated local government;\n3. Any charter county;\n4. Any unified local government; and\n5. In any county containing a population of eighty thousand (80,000) or\nmore based upon the most recent federal decennial census, the county\nitself or any:\na. City within the county;\nb. Special district within the county;\nc. School district within the county; or\nd. Special purpose governmental entity within the county; and\n(b) \"Notice website\" means a website that is maintained by a local government or\na third party under contract with the local government, which contains links to\nthe legal advertisements or notices electronically published by the local\ngovernment.\n(2) Local governments may satisfy the requirements of this chapter or any other\nprovision of law requiring the publication of an advertisement in a newspaper by\nfollowing the alternative procedures established in this section.\n(3) In lieu of newspaper publication, a local government may post the required\nadvertisement online on a notice website operated by the local government th at is\naccessible to the public at all times in accordance with subsections (4) to (9) of this\nsection. Publication of an advertisement shall be deemed to have occurred on the\ndate the advertisement is posted on the local government's notice website.\n(4) (a) In conjunction with an alternative Internet posting, the local government shall\npublish a newspaper advertisement one (1) time providing notice that the\npublic may view the full advertisement on the notice website. The newspaper\nadvertisement shall:\n1. Be not more than six (6) column inches and meet the technical\nrequirements of KRS 424.160(1);\n2. Be published within ten (10) days of the alternative posting on the notice\nwebsite when the purpose of the posting is to inform the public of a\ncompleted act, i ncluding those acts specified in KRS 424.130(1)(a), or\nwithin three (3) days of the posting when the purpose of the posting is to\ninform the public of the right to take a certain action, including the\nevents specified in KRS 424.130(1)(b) and (d);\n3. Inform the public of the subject matter of the alternative posting, inform\nthe public of its right to inspect any documents associated with the\nInternet posting by contacting the local government, and provide a\nmailing and a physical address where a copy of the  document may be\nobtained and the web address if the document is available online; and\n4. Provide the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the notice website\naddress and the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the address\nwhere the full advertisement may be directly viewed along with a\ntelephone number for the local government.\n(b) A local government may, alternatively, publish an advertisement one (1) time\nproviding notice that the public may view the full advertisement on the notice\nwebsite in a digi tal newspaper that meets the qualifications discussed in KRS\n424.120, so long as the advertisement complies with paragraph (a) 2., 3., and\n4. of this subsection.\n(5) In addition to specific legal requirements applicable to a particular type of\nadvertisement:\n(a) The contents of each alternative Internet posting shall meet the minimum\nrequirements of KRS 424.140; and\n(b) The local government shall make the alternative Internet posting in\naccordance with the times and periods established by KRS 424.130, and s hall\nactively maintain the alternative Internet posting on its public website:\n1. Until the deadline passes or the event occurs if the substance of the\nadvertisement is intended to advise the public of a time to take action or\nthe occurrence of a future event;\n2. For at least ninety (90) days if the substance of the advertisement is to\ninform the public of an action taken by the local government, such as the\nenactment of an ordinance; or\n3. For one (1) year or until updated or replaced with a more recent ve rsion\nif the substance of the advertisement is intended to inform the public\nabout the financial status of the local government, such as annual audits\nor the budget.\n(6) The local government shall display access to any and all alternative Internet\npostings made pursuant to this section prominently on the homepage or first page of\nthe notice website. The section of the notice website containing any postings and\nthe actual advertisement shall be made in a manner where the public can readily and\nwith minimal effort identify the location of and easily retrieve the advertisements.\n(7) The local government shall provide a conspicuous statement on its notice website\nthat individuals who have difficulty in accessing the contents of posted\nadvertisements may contact the local government for information regarding\nalternative methods of accessing advertisements, which shall include the telephone\nnumber of the local government.\n(8) As proof of an alternative Internet posting to satisfy any newspaper publication\nrequirement, the local government shall memorialize the posting by capturing the\nposting in electronic or paper format and shall complete an affidavit signed by the\nperson responsible for causing publications under KRS 424.150, stating that the\nlocal government sat isfied the publication requirement by alternative Internet\nposting. The affidavit shall specify the active dates of the notice website posting,\nthe specific statutory requirements being satisfied by the alternative Internet\nposting, and the notice website address where the alternative posting was located,\nincluding the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) used for the posting. The local\ngovernment shall retain the captured posting and the affidavit by the person\nresponsible for publication for a period of th ree (3) years. Together, the captured\nposting and the affidavit shall constitute prima facie evidence that the posting was\nmade and occurred as stated within the affidavit.\n(9) The failure to cause the newspaper advertisement required in subsection (4) of this\nsection shall not void the action of the local government or negate the enforceability\nof the matter advertised by alternative Internet posting. Any person who violates the\nrequirements of subsection (4) of this section shall be subject to the penalti es\nprovided in KRS 424.990.","path":["KRS Chapter 424"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53710","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:41Z","sha256":"5b79ca3c6183d2440859822a28040465766142efa64af43be3e20819e4145a01","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-424.140","next":"us-ky/krs-424.147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}