Public Notice Guide: Public Buildings and Property

Payment of premiums
10-7-100

State Fiscal Accountability Authority has the power to cancel all policies of insurance affecting properties only after publishing a notice of termination in a newspaper with regular circulation where the insurer is located.

Section
Notice
Where
When
10-7-100
A notice of termination of insurance on any public building or property
A newspaper with a regular circulation in the county where the insured is located
Prior to the termination of the insurance coverage. A notice of cancellation must be mailed 30 days prior to termination.

Exact wording:

“The premium on all policies of insurance issued by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall be paid by the officer, official, or trustee having the property insured under his care and custody upon demand of the authority. If an agency or political subdivision fails to pay any required premium within sixty days from the date the premium is invoiced, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority may cancel the policy for nonpayment of premium by mailing a notice of cancellation giving not less than thirty days’ notice of the cancellation to the delinquent agency or political subdivision. Prior to the termination of the insurance coverage, notice of the impending termination also must be published in a newspaper of regular circulation in the county where the insured’s headquarters is located. The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is not responsible for risk or loss occurring after the effective date of the cancellation.

Board may issue leases or licenses; notice of applications
10-9-130

The department in this section may issue leases or licenses to those that apply for a general right to dig. Before this can be done a notice of application must be published once a week for three continuous weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.

Section
Notice
Where
When
10-9-130
A notice of application for a lease or license to dig
A newspaper of general circulation in the county
Once a week for three continuous weeks

Exact wording:

“…Provided, that prior to the grant or issuance of any lease or license, the department shall cause to be published a notice of such application in a newspaper having general circulation in the county once a week for three successive weeks prior to the grant or issuance.”

Find out more about public notices

SCPA offers a compendium of public notice/legal advertising laws including exact wording and details on when and where an ad has to be run. Organized by topic, this resource is the best way to navigate our state’s public notice laws.