CHAPTER 1. Publications and Official Advertising [6000. - 6078.]
Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
§§ 6000–6078 · 40 sections
ARTICLE 1. General §§ 6000–6008 · 10 sections
- § 6000 A “newspaper of general circulation” is a newspaper published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, which…
- § 6001 A newspaper devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade, calling, race, or…
- § 6002 For a newspaper to be “established,” it shall have been in existence under a specified name during the whole of the one-year period; provided, however, nothing…
- § 6003 For a newspaper to be “printed,” the mechanical work of producing it, that is the work of typesetting and impressing type on paper, shall have been performed…
- § 6004 For a newspaper to be “published,” it shall have been issued from the place where it is printed and sold to or circulated among the people and its subscribers…
- § 6004.5 In order to qualify as a newspaper of general circulation the newspaper, if either printed or published in a town or city, shall be both printed and published…
- § 6005 “Printed” and “published” are not synonymous. Each relates to separate acts or functions necessary to constitute a newspaper of general circulation.
- § 6006 Nothing in this chapter alters the standing of any newspaper which, prior to the passage of Chapter 258 of the Statutes of 1923, was an established newspaper…
- § 6007 The status of a newspaper of general circulation remains unchanged in the event that the publication of the newspaper is discontinued by reason of economic or…
- § 6008 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a newspaper is a “newspaper of general circulation” if it meets all of the following criteria: (1) It…
ARTICLE 2. Establishing Standing as Newspaper of General Circulation §§ 6020–6027 · 8 sections
- § 6020 Whenever a newspaper desires to have its standing as a newspaper of general circulation ascertained and established, it may, by its publisher, manager, editor…
- § 6021 The petition or the substance thereof, together with a notice that the petitioner intends on a named day to apply for an order declaring it to be a newspaper…
- § 6022 Upon proof of the publication of the petition and notice, the court shall set the petition for hearing. Any person may appear and contest the petition either…
- § 6023 The court shall hear the proofs of the petitioner and contestant, if there be any. Within 10 days thereafter it shall render its decision and judgment and the…
- § 6024 (1) The decision and judgment may be vacated, modified or set aside by the court on its own motion, or on the motion of any person, whether a party to the…
- § 6025 All publications made in a newspaper during the period it was adjudged to be a newspaper of general circulation are valid and sufficient.
- § 6026 An appeal may be taken to the supreme court from any final decision or judgment, or from any final order vacating, modifying or setting aside a decision or…
- § 6027 On and after July 1, 1952, a newspaper shall not be in fact or in law a newspaper of general circulation unless it obtains or has theretofore obtained a…
ARTICLE 3. Publications §§ 6040–6044 · 8 sections
- § 6040 Whenever any official advertising, notice, resolution, order, or other matter of any nature whatsoever is required by law to be published in a newspaper, such…
- § 6040.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 6040, notice shall be given of ordinances enacted to authorize issuance of revenue bonds by joint powers entities and the fact that…
- § 6040.5 As used in any law of this State providing for any publication, or notice by publication, or official advertising, “daily newspaper” means a newspaper of…
- § 6041 Whenever any publication, or notice by publication, or official advertising is required by any law of the State to be given or made by any State, county or…
- § 6041.1 Any officer who gives or makes any publication, notice by publication, or official advertising pursuant to Section 6041 may also give or make such publication,…
- § 6042 Where no newspaper of general circulation is published within the jurisdiction of the officer, then the publication, notice by publication, or official…
- § 6043 All such publications, notices by publication, or official advertisements shall be set in type not smaller than nonpareil, and shall be preceded with words…
- § 6044 State, county or city officers, officers of political subdivisions, and officers of courts who violate or disregard the provisions of this article, or of…
ARTICLE 4. Manner of Publication §§ 6060–6066 · 10 sections
- § 6060 Whenever any law provides that publication of notice shall be made pursuant to a designated section of this article, such notice shall be published in a…
- § 6061 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for one time.
- § 6061.3 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for three successive times.
- § 6062 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for 10 days. The period of notice commences upon the first day of publication and terminates at the end…
- § 6062a Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for 10 days in a newspaper regularly published once a week or oftener. Two publications, with at least…
- § 6063 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for three successive weeks. Three publications in a newspaper regularly published once a…
- § 6063a Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for at least 10 days. Three publications in a newspaper published once a week or oftener, with at least…
- § 6064 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for four successive weeks. Four publications in a newspaper regularly published once a week…
- § 6065 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for eight successive weeks. Eight publications in a newspaper regularly published once a…
- § 6066 Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for two successive weeks. Two publications in a newspaper published once a week or oftener,…
ARTICLE 5. Foreign Language Newspapers §§ 6075–6078 · 4 sections
- § 6075 As used in this article, “newspaper” includes weekly newspaper, magazine, periodical or other publication.
- § 6076 The publisher or owner of any newspaper published in the foreign language of any enemy nation shall file with the district attorney of the county in which it…
- § 6077 Upon request the publisher shall furnish to the Attorney General or to the district attorney of the county where the newspaper is published a translation of…
- § 6078 Any person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.